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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] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is ChromeOS a distro? (obvious reasons)

I can't really think of another one I don't like. I had a bad time on Debian but that is because my use case conflicted with it, not because it's bad.

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

@vettnerk All linux Distros should take example from TROMJARO.

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

Gentoo.

Ain't nobody got time for dat!

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

Having Gentoo update overnight is no big deal. Even better, just leave a core or two free and let updates run while you use the machine anyway!

That being said, Gentoo is definitely a time commitment and I completely understand that it's a particular taste.

Building from source does provide a lot of advantages though, and I don't mean faster binaries.

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