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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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Could we add "Distrochooser" to the sidebar? (distrochooser.de)

submitted 10 months ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Quite a few posts about selecting a distro to use. Maybe it's time to make that link a little more prominent?

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[–] Secret300@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Distrowatch stats aren't reliable at all

[–] yianiris@kafeneio.social 1 points 10 months ago

Which stats are valid?

IBM puppet rag phoronix? For over a decade they have not made a single reference an alternative to systemd exists or a distribution without systemd actually exists.

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