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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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New to Linux? Ubuntu Isn’t Your Only Option (www.howtogeek.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Ninjazzon@infosec.pub to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Ubuntu's popularity often makes it the default choice for new Linux users. But there are tons of other Linux operating systems that deserve your attention. As such, I've highlighted some Ubuntu alternatives so you can choose based on your needs and requirements—because conformity is boring.

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[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 90 points 9 months ago (31 children)

From an engineering perspective, I prefer Debian distros. Apt is the greatest package manager ever built. For a production server, I'd choose Debian or maybe Ubuntu if I needed to pay someone for support.

But for a desktop, Ubuntu kinda sucks. These days, I think I'd recommend Fedora to Linux noobs.

And for my toys at home, I run Arch btw.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What about Ubuntu derivatives for desktop? My go to recommendations are Pop! OS and Linux Mint (which I use).

[–] CurbsTickle@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Linux Mint Debian Edition is my standard recommendation for desktop for those newer folks.

Straight up Debian for everything else. Debian is my desktop. And all of my servers (aside from some things I'm testing for work or something where I need to test against RHEL or something).

And Proxmox for VMs.

[–] los_chill@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago

Pop! Os user going on a year now and I can't recommend it enough, at least as a first distro.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

the de matters more for new users honestly, so I usually recommend: gnome: ubuntu
kde: kde neon
cinnamon: mint
cosmic: pop

and just let them choose what they want

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