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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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[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 12 hours ago

Neat concept. I got killed by the statue. :-/

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 2 points 9 hours ago

Awesome, I’m gunna try this for sure, because doing anything on my Linux machines is… a whole big thing.. Thanks for sharing this!

I was just thinking about this on my way into work this morning, and how I need to get some of my junior techs to try this out.