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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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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Flatpaks aren't huge at all. This is a debunked myth. I can't recommend reading this article enough.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No, the mindset that the storage is less than pennies worth and this usage would have to explode massively to even approach negligible.

A device that is affected in any way by a GB of storage space is going to choke on 50 other things way before you get to that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I have a cheap laptop with a small SSD dual booting Windows. To me, a couple of GB does matter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Not when the manufacturers solder the storage and mark it up 1000+%. For many devices, 1GB is still worth over $1.