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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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Okay why is your distro the best? (reddthat.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I made the unfortunate post about asking why people liked Arch so much (RIP my inbox I'm learning a lot from the comments) But, what is the best distro for each reason?

RIP my inbox again. I appreciate this knowledge a lot. Thank you everyone for responding. You all make this such a great community.

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[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I switched from pop os to Fedora a while back. I did like pop, but it gave me problems regularly and I think it just needs to cook for a few more years probably. Fedora fixed every issue I was having 👍

Seeing all the arch praise here is definitely giving me distro fomo though. Lol

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As someone who used both Arch and Fedora: no need to fomo, Fedora is great and delivers everything you may ever need from Arch without the headache.

The only strong side of Arch here is AUR, but then again, I've never found anything I would need that wouldn't be available in Fedora.

So, you're golden.

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the reassurance, I appreciate that