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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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I have been using Windows my entire life, but since I got my Steam Deck I’ve been considering trying to get into Linux.

I obviously don’t have much of an idea where to begin, other than that I’m currently also trying to learn Javascript. I'd like a basic workstation I can code on and mess with, that doesn't run more than a couple hundred. Could use some recommendations for hardware plus where to begin.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Sudo apt... is not the problem. Home-manager and a list of packages are so much better and easier to manage. That's why I'm currently running nix on top of Debian.

The problems start when you want to modify something, or when you want to use tools that expect fhs complience. Then you run into a skill mountain and discover that the documentation is not great.

At least that's my experience with guixos and nix. I haven't tried nixos, and if I do, it'll be only to generate docker images and such.

For a workstation, in most cases, there are simply not enough benefits to deal with the bs that comes with a declarative os.