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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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Those who've switched to Linux in the last year, how is it going? (discuss.online)

submitted 2 weeks ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/34247715

Curious on the experiences of those recently migrating to Linux from Windows 10, Intel-based MacOS, etc. How is it being on Linux? Anything surprise or frustrate you?

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[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

I already switched from Windows to Mint a couple of years ago and liked it a lot. Never distro-hopped, though. Now I got curious and installed ublue Aurora on a laptop. This experience is both very smooth (flatpak) and strange (distrobox) and I'm not sure I already fully understand immutable distros. But I keep on using it, get more experienced and I certainly will never go back to Windows.