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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] 0 points 3 months ago

gedit supremacy

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Nano is notepad, but with worse mouse integration. It's Vim/Emacs without any of the features. It's the worst of both worlds

If you want ease, just use a GUI notepad. If you want performance boosts, suck it up and learn Emacs or Neovim

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Vim is way easier tho

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

The first time I found myself in nano was when testing a distro fifteenor twenty years ago. I had to edit some files and it was the only available editor. The damn thing was a horror to use. I still have no idea who it caters to. I haven't had to use it since though.

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

Ohh look! a sad scripter editing his tiny little script on a terminal window. How cute.

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

isn't there a separate instance for memes?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (13 children)

Ugh, I swear vi and it's derivatives are the absolute worse text editors going. There may have been reasons thirty or forty years ago, but now it's just complexity and a weird ui for the sake of it

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