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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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why is the arch comment so far down the page? strange
I don't understand either.
Personally I run it on my desktop, servers (with automatic updates, I know, I know - I like to live dangerously) and rhaspberry pi's without any hiccups for years.
I'd install it on my car or toaster if I could.
Before that I was constantly fighting to keep my Ubuntus and Debians running...
it's cool to have automatic updates turned off, but then obviously not read any of the names of packages that are getting updated, because im not following the development of any of them, and definitely going to update them all anyways, and i just hit Y all the time. And then I sit there for an hour while my internet is slow as balls because im downloading updates