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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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[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm on the Other category, both for home and work. I use Tumbleweed in both.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I see a crazy amount of Tumbleweed on protondb. Must be good for gaming or the users are knowledgeable.

[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 9 points 2 months ago

It is. It's a rolling release so it has the latest packages. It's not bleeding edge like arch. All software goes thru an automatic testing in OpenQA before they are allowed in the repo so there's some quality control. It's also very stable.