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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).

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Also why does everyone seem to hate on Ubuntu?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

IMO Despite some unjustified rumors Arch is a very stable distro. For me it feels the same as Debian stability wise while still being on the cutting edge side. The Arch wiki is the second most important reason.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Personally for me Arch on my system has been more stable & faster than both Debian & Fedora....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Apt just loves to break or remove stuff

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