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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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Flathub new home page (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Babe wake up, new flathub frontend just dropped

[–] [email protected] 58 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Your comment got me thinking... Is this a big deal, or even a small deal?

I think it's a deal of some proportion. If someone is trying out Linux for the first time and stumbles across how Flatpaks work and starts exploring Flathub, maybe their initial impression will be good enough to consider switching. If something appears to be polished, then maybe it is.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago

Actually- yeah.

Perception is reality; while hardcore nerds are willing to roll their own distributions, there’s a reason Ubuntu is damn popular. Most normal people want their computers to work, and to have an easy discoverable ecosystem.

So yeah. A Big deal

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

huge deal, software discoverability is one of the worst issues in linux rn.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

The flathub website is pure UX garbage so I wouldn't count on any improvements in discoverability. 😄

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

KDE Discover? Surely looks better than whatever this is

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

I hope it will change software discoverability on linux for the better.