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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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I feel like I've been gaslit into running FOSS but every success only brings me closer to fighting god

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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 59 points 10 months ago (19 children)

Why stop at Ubuntu if you can try a new distro each month?

[–] alice_mac@lemmy.world 77 points 10 months ago (12 children)

This is the way, quit your real job and focus on nothing but switching distros

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Has anyone made c/distroHopping yet?

[–] Perhyte@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

!distrohopping@lemmy.world - no posts yet though.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is pretty cool. We really have moved over from Reddit, since we already have some of the niche communities. There are plenty of Linux users already, so it shouldn’t take long for people to start posting there.

[–] greywolf0x1@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

I just made a post there

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