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

I'm going to give openSUSE Leap a try.

If you meant it like how “stable” is used in “Debian stable”...

Yup, that's what I meant

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Great choice! But as others already have noted; if it will be used for virtualization only, then perhaps distros like Proxmox should suit you better.