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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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I am happy for the Linux Mint team (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Linux Mint as been in development for over 15 years. Its good for them to get some press coverage and positive attention.

As far as I can tell most people switching to Linux Mint are fairly happy with the experience beside some minor Linux quarks.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Real question: Is it not possible to install KDE, even though they do not provide an ISO with it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

it's not recommended, it causes massive issues with the built in programs and you will spend ore time fighting your system then just going with a native, I just tried this a few months back

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Possible? Yes. Am I too lazy to do this plus troubleshoot it all the time? Yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I did install it via package manager back when I used this distro and it worked well, but some weeks after, I switched distros to Kubuntu. Now I'm using Arch btw. with latest KDE Plasma (I recommend this).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

At this point, Arch should just rename itself to "Arch btw".