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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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PSA: When people ask you "What distro should I use?", try pointing them here (distrochooser.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I found this site a while back - basically it will ask you a bunch of questions on your usage of your PC, and will came out with a list of recommended distros, and a list of reasons why YOU could like or not like it.

https://distrochooser.de/

There are some similar sites to this one, but since I'm not familiar with them, I won't post them. They are simply DuckDuckGo-able though.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

While I appreciate this, there were far too many questions, which were pretty technical for a layperson. And even after picking the most basic options, I was still presented with like six variants of Ubuntu, including Mint and Elementary.

How about something like:

Do you use your computer more for games, or for work?
How much do you care about open source?
Do you know what a makefile is?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is a systemd and why do I need to hate it? /s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Unironically, you can hate it in one of the answers. I'm not even sure how why it is there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

@Franzia @SpacePirate Don't hate it, learn it!