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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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Windows 11 vs Ubuntu vs Fedora 39 vs Arch Linux - Speed Test! (youtu.be)

submitted 9 months ago by GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Even though different Linux distros are often fairly close in terms of real-life performance and all of them have a clear advantage over Windows in many use cases, we can't reject the fact that Arch Linux has undoubtedly won the competition. And now I'm so glad to have another reason to proudly say "I use Arch btw"

::: It was a joke of course :::

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (25 children)

Jesus

Installation size:

Fedora - 7.7 GB

Arch (actually EndeavourOS) - 45 GB

Ubuntu - 49.2 GB

Windows - 72 GB

How the hell is Fedora so small? That's insane.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 12 points 9 months ago

Ya, I am not going to trust anything coming out of a post that cites that numbers for install size. As others have said, even the Windows one is bonkers.

As an EOS user myself, I love the conclusion but have no faith at all in the methodology.

If you want an article to make Linux look good, a test of the new Damn Small Linux would be interesting. It fits a basic version of practically every program you need into a 700 MB system. It also includes the APT package manager and full access to the Debian 12 stable repos so you can easily add anything you want on top of that.

It would be interesting to know what footprint it would require to run the “tests” he runs here.

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