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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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What distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"? (feddit.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by case_when@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

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[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

NixOS, this thing is written by wizards for wizards, not for mere mortals like me, I'ma stick to my gentoo, thank you very much

[–] neosheo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is a first for me. I was able to pick up nixos pretty well but gentoo scares me

[–] handleunknown@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Gentoo isn't scary, take your time and play in a VM - you'll learn to love it's flexibility