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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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What's your preferred DE? (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 year ago by governorkeagan@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’m currently testing Fedora KDE on a VM (windows host) before eventually switching over to Linux completely.

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[–] HouseWolf@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago

KDE is what finally got me to switch from Windows.

Out of the box I found it a better user experience than Windows 10s desktop, but having it be stupid easy to customize and theme on top of that has made me never wanna go back.