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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] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fedora 40 seems more interesting to me (Dropping X11, Wayland-only Plasma, DNF5)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no DNF5, it is nor ready as they said.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not in 39, but could be in 40.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm glad they decided to not ship beta-quality software to users, even if it makes for an unexciting release. I like Fedora because it's (mostly) stable.

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

Idk Gnome 45 is a pretty nice visual overhaul on the "exciting" front too!

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

Doesn't seem like there is much in the update. Am I missing something?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Way better article, you're right!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The main thing is DNF5 which should speed up DNF significantly

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

From the post:

In some ways, this release might seem notable largely for what isn’t here. We’d planned to update the DNF package manager to a new, speedier version. We also hoped to showcase a long-awaited refresh to the user interface for Anaconda, our installation program. However, we decided these things just weren’t ready in time.