Linux

53529 readers

1684 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

[meta] is your post discussion or user support? (lemmy.eco.br)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

i get a little annoyed at posts that start with broad statements like "is linux actually ready for the average user?" but then it's just someone asking for help to fix a problem they have with their sources.list or whatever. it's not a massive problem, but it's misleading and it feels borderline inflammatory sometimes

please tell when you're asking for help

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I feel you and that's the main reason why I eventually give up on Linux discussion groups. "Is Linux ready"? Yeah, it's been ready for decades now. I sometimes wonder if these annoying posts are just FUD coming from Apple and Microsoft.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

to be fair, I understand the frustration and i myself hate linux sometimes too. i just wish they'd communicate they're asking for help

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Seriously, as someone who has been using linux as their daily driver since 2000, I find it pretry amusing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I started my journey in about 2001. Linux was definitely more geeky back then.

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

Linux feels so mainstream to me now. Some days I'm temped to switch to OpenBSD or something ;)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sometimes I think about doing this, but then I remember that Linux is not my hobby these days, it's my productivity platform.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I understand! For most of my career its been the same for me.

The "big" switch I'm currently contemplating at the moment is moving to FreeBSD on my home file server.

I do sometimes consider switching my workstation to OpenBSD when I get nostalgic for the early struggle days of linux. Like when you had to be really careful with hardware selection and what not.

But then I remember I had a lot more free time in those days!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Same here - daily driving Linux at home for at least 25 years now. I'm not a gamer, but for all the things I do, Linux has worked perfectly fine.