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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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When I was new at linux, I used nano and vs code; mostly because I don't want to learn the shortcut / keybind.
Started ricing with XFCE, tried to use keybind as much as possible and as minimalist as possible; that's where I slowly dip my toes into WMs.
SwayWM was my first WM and I don't think I'll ever switch other than that, that's also how I discovered vim; it was difficult at first but I got used to it very fast.