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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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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (9 children)

New users probably shouldn't be installing .debs, especially if they don't know about terminal commands. I've seen so many fucked up systems from people treating Linux as Windows, as in installing everything by searching for stuff on their browser, downloading an installer and installing that.

[–] hiddengoat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

In other words, you've seen fucked up systems because people treat their Linux system like literally every non-Linux system they've used.

Which is a Linux problem, not a user problem.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it was the users who had a problem with their systems being messed up

[–] hiddengoat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, by the shit-tier decisions of the distro developers.

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