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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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are community based distros stable or only corp ones? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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i mean is a distro not made by a corp stable as in does it last years or do they often fail and vanish?

so i dont install a distro and customize it and all this and fine i need to move my whole digital life to new distro again.

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[–] golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 day ago (9 children)

how?

[–] Marcomunista@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Like when they force you to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, but your computer isn't powerful enough to run the latter.

[–] golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

cant you just bypass it with rufus? i ran windows 11 on 2gen intel with ssd before it was quiet fast even.

[–] Marcomunista@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I don't run Windows at all. I'm probably not up to date on the latest developments, the last time I checked, there was a compatibility check for your hardware. Anyway, it seems strange to me that Windows would run fast on an old machine—are you sure about that?

[–] golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

im very sure. i used it for months before i got a new laptop

[–] Marcomunista@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Have you ever tried installing Linux Mint on that PC? I’m not asking to encourage you to try it, but just to get your opinion. I consider Mint one of the best operating systems for breathing new life into old PCs, and I wanted to know if (assuming you’ve tried Mint) you think Windows is roughly on par with it in terms of performance.

[–] golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 21 hours ago

i didnt no. but i did try to run on it arch linux before it ran fine.

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