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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] 47 points 3 months ago (1 children)

they're gonna find a way to fuck it up

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago

I don't mean to hate but based of prior experience I'm inclined to agree.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

I'm loving the immutable revolution in Linux land.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

It's using work done for the Arkdep tookkit by Arkane Linux. The immutable image is based on btrfs.