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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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How to move from Windows to Linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by orl0pl@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I want to move to Linux Mint without losing data, can someone help?

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[–] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Your personal files? Back them up onto an external drive in Windows and then copy them into your home directory after installing Linux.

If it's app data also copy it into an external drive and import it into the apps after installing them on Linux. Depending on the app they may have cloud sync options you can use too.