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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] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

modal editing can be fun. it is a weird skill like driving a manual transmission.

that said driving a manual transmission in stop and go traffic on a hot day is a lot like editing in vi sometimes.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nano is my "daily drive", but I'd use vim as well -- takes a couple seconds to search for "how to type in linux vim" and "how to save a file in linux vim" anyways. :^)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I know i and :wq and that's all I ever plan on learning

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (7 children)

kwrite and gedit friends rise up :)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I started on Emacs and then didn't use it for a few years and forgot everything so now I'm stuck on Nano. But that's fine because nano does everything I want it to do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

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