Linux

64023 readers

624 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS

nooter692@lemmy.ml

MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml

cypherpunks@lemmy.ml

cyclohexane@lemmy.ml

-63

Google Chrome is (finally) coming to ARM64 Linux (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

submitted 1 week ago by vermaterc@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

30 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So what? Most people are using Linux for the privacy benefits. Does privacy sound like a good reason to use Chrome?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm honestly regularly shocked at how many people use Chrome on Linux. Turns out many people actually use Linux for the user experience and flexibility, and not for privacy.

[–] fratermus@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

I’m honestly regularly shocked at how many people use Chrome on Linux.

I generally prefer to run firefox (ESR) on my debian machines. But I regularly open a couple dozen tabs during a research session and sometimes FF eats eat all my RAM (16GB), then swap, then locks up the machine. If I catch the degradation before lockup sometimes I can kill enough tabs to recover. I had a few of those lockups last month before I got tired of it.

So for now I've swapped back to chromium to get around that problem. Same behavior on my part, ~same extensions, but chromium's RAM usage stays sane.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Really? I'll admit to being shocked as well.

[–] vermaterc@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Most people are using Linux for the privacy benefits

citation needed

[–] Leny@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Linux users shall not be using Chrome" Sir Isaac Newton.

[–] IratePirate@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Thou shalt not use the Chrome, unless thou wantst be hung from yonder tree by thine ballsack!"

Leviticus 13:37

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago

Ok. Wait 1 week, if I haven't provided the citation .... wait another week. 😍

[–] evol@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use Linux for work and our company requires chrome to view Google Docs and such

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

my condolences (docs work in firefox though, your company is stupid)

[–] evol@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

It does but theirs a certain auth plugin/security setting they enable that only works with chrome