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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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Okay why is your distro the best? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I made the unfortunate post about asking why people liked Arch so much (RIP my inbox I'm learning a lot from the comments) But, what is the best distro for each reason?

RIP my inbox again. I appreciate this knowledge a lot. Thank you everyone for responding. You all make this such a great community.

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

Isn't GUIX based on Linux-libre?

This must complicate installing nonfree software, including nonfree drivers if your computer needs any.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

By default it is, but there are many non-free channels you can use to add the OG Linux kernel to your Guix install as well as nonfree drivers. A famous one is nonguix, which i also use in my config. They also make custom ISOs with the Linux kernel, which helps some hardware indeed. So the libre only policy is a non issue if you read into it a little, but unfortunately most people stay at surface level

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks for this! I guess the point is, people don't want to dig deep into the system built with different approach as a base.

But you made me interested