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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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Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And from 2026 thanks to Microsoft it will raise more as I can’t possibly imagine everyone buying new computers just for windows 11

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Me neither, but what I can imagine is people running an unsupported OS forever, like they did with XP and probably 7

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

And 10 is extremely secure compared to the jungle that was XP, and 7 was barely doing well, so post EOL usage will remain high. Most people will just airgap their Win10 machines.