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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).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's an Ubuntu-derivative using Gnome, but with a large number of tweaks to make it very user friendly out of the box. They have a variety of pre-made layouts in a beautiful theme that can pretty well replicate Windows 7, 10, 11 and Mac layouts among others, as well as a clear option to include Nvidia drivers OOTB in install media, and a better WINE experience for example.

It supports wayland just fine.

In my view it has all the benefits of Mint without many of the drawbacks stemming from its custom DE.

I personally don't use it, preferring Gentoo or Fedora, but I think it is a very good choice for beginners or those people who only use a computer for web browsing and home office use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Damn that sounds like a great option! I thought they had some weird own Desktop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would definitely recommend installing it in a VM or liveUSB and trying it out. It won me over, when I thought it would just be another themed distro.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you know if their Desktop uses some special packages and if it can just be installed on other Distros? Not a Fan of Ubuntu haha

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Sorry not sure.

I'm sure it could be replicated with a theme and Extensions, but this might take some time.