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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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Distrochooser: Tool to choose a good Linux distribution for your needs (distrochooser.de)

submitted 3 days ago by HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The automatic snapshots are great; if any thing you do breaks the system you just boot to w previous snapshot in the advanced boot option, then if it is allworksing as expected issue a sudo snapper rollback command to make your current snapshot the default.

That is really a good feature especially if you like to try out things, change stuff and tinker around.

What makes OpenSUSE Tumbleweed also a very interesting alternative for experienced users is the quality of a fast rolling release together with automated testing and QA, which I think no other distribution has. Together with a community which takes security serious, this gives you a both very up to date and quite secure system.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Yep, I ran Leap from 2017 till 2024 same system, updates were so stable you could depend on them. And nVidia hosts its own repo for Leap and Tumbleweed. I moved to Tumbleweed when I changed hardware, so for the past year it's been solid