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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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Just moved to Linux: a follow up (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 months ago by Corr@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I recently made a post discussing my move to Linux on Fedora, and it's been going great. But today I think I have now become truly part of this community. I ran a command that borked my bootloader and had to do a fresh install. Learned my lesson with modifying the bootloader without first doing thorough investigation lol.
Fortunately I kept my /home on its own partition, so this shouldn't be too bad to get back up and running as desired.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Friendo, I think once you understand exactly what an OS is, you'll have fewer problems. An OS is just a layer on top of hardware with a lot of scripts and tools that enable that hardware to do things like move files, show graphics, and send audio in a desktop environment. Never issue a root or sudo command unless you understand exactly what it's doing. Following this one simple rule will save you a lot of trouble, same as any Windows machine.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And a lot of configuration, or so I thought? I'm investing heavily but I'm scared for my investments :-)

Another Linux noob here, after a couple of Linux servers (Tenfingers, Lemmy) switched over (finally) my main PC, or well kids got the gaming machine and I'm on a Mint ThinkPad now :-) and a backup think centre tiny if the Lemmy server bails out.

I have this little windows box to print stuff (I didn't know I hated printers) and every time I use it I'm so happy I don't need windows in my personal life anymore...

Cheers and welcome OP!

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This comment isn't making any sense to me, but good on ya?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 points 11 months ago

Except that I'm jumping ship to Linux fully, I'm thinking a lot about hardware failure, not the data but say the mobo, so maybe that's curious. Seemed you were knowledgeable about those things, or I'm explaining very badly.

Cheers

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