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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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which linux distro do you NOT like, and why? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

use Linux Mint instead

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, but this doesn't give me any info.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu but gets rid of a lot of the stuff that makes Ubuntu bad. Its UI is also extremely similar to that of Windows and is widely known to be the best beginner or the best "just works" distro.