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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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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The latest version of Red Hat's flagship distro appeared last week, closely followed by Alma Linux 9.3.
Each successive point release contains the same versions of all its significant components, notably the kernel and so on, thus maximizing compatibility.
However, optional newer versions of some subcomponents may be on offer, such as programming languages, which shouldn't break existing deployments.
So for instance, RHEL has a set of system roles, defined in Ansible, and now the Podman role includes Quadlet, a formerly separate tool from Flatpak creator Alexand Larsson for improving systemd's container handling, as described in a Red Hat blog post early this year.
Hardware support on Arm64 has improved, and the OSes can now drive Bluetooth, wifi adaptors, and USB-attached webcams, among other features.
The dnf command can automatically reboot or shutdown the machine if required, and it can display "leaves", orphaned packages upon which nothing depends.
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