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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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which distro and why do you prefer it over others? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I haven't used many, but after fucking with Ubuntu, Pop OS and Mint I switched to base Debian 12 and it's the cleanest my desktop PC experience has ever been. My computer doesn't do anything I'm not expecting it to, it doesn't have any bloatware, every program I've installed has worked clean out of the box exactly as advertised (except for the occasional Proton/Wine wrangling which is universal).