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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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Why do people recommend cachyos as a beginner distro? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 days ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I tried it recently and had so many issues with it like apps not indexing in the "open with" file menu, and flatpak apps not interfacing with any system functionality.

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[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Which is why I only recommend it when people need the bleeding edge for gaming stuff. It’s my recommendation if they need more than Mint and Bazzite doesn’t work well with their hardware. And even then, I try to avoid Bazzite since it does a lot of non-standard stuff with the setup.

Arch is good if you already know what you want, but if someone needs the bleeding edge and don’t want to configure Arch, it’s the most straightforward route.