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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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Which one(s) and why?

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (16 children)

Which one(s)

Arch.

why?

  1. The Arch-Wiki
  2. I like pacman
  3. The Arch-Wiki
  4. I wanted a rolling-release distribution.
  5. The Arch-Wiki
  6. It just works. I had only one more serious problem in ~8 years of running Arch
  7. Did I mention the Arch-Wiki?

Edit:

Having said that, I have an eye on immutable distros. Maybe one day I'll try one out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (10 children)

Is Manjaro good if I want in on this Arch goodness but don't want to spend hours configuring stuff? Coming from Fedora

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

If you plan to use the AUR, absolutely not.

If you don't plan to use the AUR it's probably fine, but I haven't used it personally in the last few years so I'm not sure.

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