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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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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

EndeaverOS. On two systems it installed but lots of error popup windows right from desktop launch. just seemed Janky compared to plain Arch or any other popular distro.

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[–] experimentmapass@social.trom.tf 2 points 2 years ago

@vettnerk All linux Distros should take example from TROMJARO.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Gentoo.

Ain't nobody got time for dat!

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Having Gentoo update overnight is no big deal. Even better, just leave a core or two free and let updates run while you use the machine anyway!

That being said, Gentoo is definitely a time commitment and I completely understand that it's a particular taste.

Building from source does provide a lot of advantages though, and I don't mean faster binaries.

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