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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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Btw, I use Debian! (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by midtsveen@lemmy.wtf to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have used Debian for the past 3 years, who else uses Debian?

Also, what makes you use Debian?

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[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I appreciate their philosophy. I've been a Linux user since the early 2000s and have cycled through 30-40 distros at least. I'm not a highly technical user. I would consider myself a solid intermediate. For a daily use system I prefer arch, but my servers run Debian. Most of the people writing install guides for the software I deploy seem to use Debian so I run into less issues this way. It can be hard to follow a guide for Gentoo when you're using Hanna Montana Linux, know what I'm saying? Same thing with Debian. It's just a solid choice with the bonus of having a better, more ethical philosophy, and the benefit of being widely adopted and supported by people who can help when you get stuck. I don't even mind gnome on my servers since it works well with a single screen and it's super rare that I actually need the server GUI anyway.

[–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

This is the way.

I have 3 servers that are all on some flavor of Debian, but Arch on my personal rig.

Stability where I need it for those always-on workloads, and the ability to fuck around as much as I want over in the corner.