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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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"Operating systems by current version" Mac OS: 14 Windows: 11 Linux: 6

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If people really get triggered by this bullshit graph, let's add Arch Linux which is on what? >200? >300?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Arch doesn’t have a global version

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I know but if I remember correctly there is a version tag at boot, 230 or something was the last I've seen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think that is the version for the archiso build, and I don’t think it should be used as a version for the OS

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

Clearly the current version is 2024.01.01

Current Release: 2024.01.01
Included Kernel: 6.6.8
ISO Size: 883.3 MB

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

Well shit I guess we win then