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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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Last time I tried convincing em to install Linux, they said "I'm on it" to end up ghosting me after like I was a weird, random beggar they met on the street.
Usually the reaction you'll get trying to convince someone to use an operating system when they don't know or care what an operating system is
"Do you mean the Internet? I use Bing."
"Install Linux", is usually a hurdle for most people. We should be willing to help with that part.
If you install something like Ubuntu for them, they won't bother switching back to windows.