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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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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How are you even supposed to select files and folders in single-click? The tiny little + box that's very easy to miss?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That or holding ctrl. Or dragging and selecting with a box.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I usually drag a selection. It kind of rare that I want to select a single file and just select it and not go ahead and simultaneously open a context menu with the right mouse button.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is a + over the top left corner of the icon that you can click for selection without opening. Pretty easy to use if you get the hang of it.

edit: Or you just click the right mouse button over the file you want to select.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Even on windows I mostly do ctrl + left click. If I'm selecting files I'm most likely going to copy/cut/paste them, so I'm most likely going to have my other hand on the keyboard anyway