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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).

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TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] gaael@lemmy.world 114 points 10 months ago (53 children)

Please stop posting good reasons to use Linux, I already feel bad enough for the poor people stuck in Win$ and MacO$

[–] thejevans@lemmy.ml 72 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (25 children)

I just got rid of my last Windows installation, and I got rid of all my Apple devices a couple years ago. The Linux life is so nice!

On the other hand, I just setup a Windows gaming machine for a friend (I would have pushed Linux, but I live far away and can't commit to being tech support). There were so many hoops to jump through to cut through all the crap:

  • I had to set the region to somewhere in the EU so that my friend can uninstall Edge sometime in March, 2024 without breaking other functionality
  • I had to run a hidden script at a specific point during the install to allow me to not have to use a Microsoft account
  • I had to disconnect the non-boot drive and reinstall because the Windows installer uses motherboard drive ordering instead of UUID to decide which drive to put the boot partition on.
  • I had to run Win Debloat Tools to get rid of all the crap Microsoft adds to their OS
  • I had to find a 3rd party driver update tool because the motherboard manufacturer's software is terrible and installs a bunch of extra crap.
  • I had to install a 3rd party Nvidia driver update tool because their official one requires making an account and gives a bunch of unwanted ads as notifications.

It's seriously bonkers. It makes you really appreciate Linux as a whole and package managers in particular.

[–] Yuki@kutsuya.dev 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For the Microsoft account during install you can just type: a@a.com as username and a as password, then submit. It'll then tell you this account is blocked or doesn't work and allows you to create a local account instead.

The setup is so bloated.

[–] thejevans@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

That's a neat trick. I'll have to try that next time.

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