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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).

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What distro do you use and why? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Mwa@thelemmy.club to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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yes i did a os one but i am wondering what distros do you guys use and why,for me cachyos its fast,flexible,has aur(I loved how easy installing apps was) without tinkering.

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Mint, because it seems like the easiest OS for someone who doesn't know wtf a flatpak is

The other hard drive has Windows, because Fusion360 doesn't work on Linux. Hey Autodesk, can you hear me? Make it happen please

[–] fxdave@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Try solvespace or openscad or blender depending on your use-case.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I really want to learn these, but every open-source alternative to fusion has a completely vertical learning curve. If I can't intuit how to make a 20 mm cube without looking up a tutorial, then rebooting into my Windows install to use F360 will simply be faster

[–] fxdave@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

From the list, openscad requires the least tutorial. Solvespace is really easy also, but you need to watch some exciting modelling videos before you get the idea around it. Blender is hard.

OpenScad also gives you a different modelling experience that lets you write reusable models, e.g. if you are a carpenter, 90% of your modelling is sizing and positioning fiberboards to shape a box. You can "automate" such tasks, easily. I wrote a script for myself that does that, and I'm now super fast at modelling furnitures. After some modelling you will be also capable of making such lib. (As a developer, I might be biased)

If you are interested in this library: https://github.com/fxdave/woodworkers-lib

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