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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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It seems Linux Mint is dropping GNU coreutils in favor of rust-coreutils following Ubuntu. (blog.linuxmint.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Clem talks about that in the comments. What are some no hassle, Debian based, rustless distros as alternative to Mint?

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[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG2ZMvBT8W4

4:25

(sorry my third party youtube frontend can't share timestamp links)

tldw:

more CVEs than the old core utils that have been tested and in prod for over 30years
no feature parity, so existing stuff that uses them will suddenly misbehave, when certain flags are missing
different license, MIT instead of copyleft, so it's more friendly for companies to use it for profit, while abusing the work of volunteer contributors

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

FYI you can put &t=265 on the end of the URL for the timestamp.