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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Where does the computer branding in KDE settings come from? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The settings on KDE show this info about my computer after buying a used motherboard. Apparently it came from a prebuilt, though it is a standard ASUS board. Where does this branding come from and is it possible to remove it?

The branding also shows in inxi:

Machine: Type: Desktop System: PC Specialist product: Tornado R7S v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B450-PLUS v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 1744753 UEFI: American Megatrends v: 4402 date: 12/13/2023

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it's kool

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

KDE was originally called "Kool Desktop Environment" until they renamed it, first to "K Desktop Environment" then to just "KDE".

It was the first Linux desktop environment that tried to make all its apps look consistent. Before KDE, Linux UI apps were very inconsistent, each one using whatever UI toolkit it wanted. They likely named all of them with a K to make the naming somewhat consistent too.

Gtk was released two years later, originally only used in GIMP (Gtk originally stood for for "GIMP ToolKit") and it took a while for other desktop environments to have a consistent look and feel like KDE did.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Gtk originally stood for for "GIMP ToolKit"

The "GNUs Not Unix Image Manipulation ToolKit" becomes Gtk (fucking autocorrect)

Naming shit on Linux is so fun