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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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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Kde is looking mighty good to try now, ive been kind of bored from gnome recently

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

same here! kde is one of the reasons im feeling like hopping. they really polished it a lot in areas where it was needed.

i just need a little free time, any day now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I avoided it for a while because it felt so clunky, but it has really improved in the last decade.