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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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Actually Good Distro Recomendations for Beginners (reggie.re)

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I grew tired of bad "Top 10 Linux distros in ${CURRENT_YEAR}" articles so I wrote one that I would consider useful myself when starting out.

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[–] Feyter 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like release/update cycles should be the main thing to seperate between distros.

Many users don't need to be on the latest software and prefer a more stable system in which pages are in line with a overall kernel or OS version.

Some other maybe prefer the latest version and therefore distrios with rolling release cycle with the small risk of instability may be preferred.