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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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A big part of learning Linux is screwing up computers and starting over. (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sockpuppetsociety@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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My crippled kernel count is around 6, how about yours?

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tell me more

[–] badbrainstorm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Timeshift was a gamechanger

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Timeshift itself borked my shit up. I had to reinstall all registered packages to fix its fuckups..

sudo aptitude reinstall '~i'

Edit: Sure it took a long while, about as long as a full OS reinstall, but never once was there any issue with the kernel.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

While only once, timeshift destroyed my bootloader. Don't update and reboot before a meeting, kids