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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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Revive That Old Computer With AntiX Linux (fosspost.org)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My favorite way of reviving ancient 32 bit hardware is installing Haiku. It's such a cool little OS, even if it can't do all the tasks modern Linux can.

[–] LeFantome 1 points 6 months ago

Haiku is getting pretty nice actually. With the Falkon browser, it may be getting pretty close to daily drivable for a lot of people.

I agree that it is a cool little system. I think the 32 bit version is still compatible with BeOS though I have not tried that in a while.

Hardware support is a bigger impediment than functionality at this point.