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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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[–] ninetynine@lemmy.film 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I run Windows on the main family computer for simplicity and Linux on my personal (slightly older) laptop. I'm trying to teach my kids about it in hopes that they will have the same level of curiosity that I did back in the early 2000s. Plus I'd love to not run Windows at all.

[–] Kaped@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Id install Mint/Ubuntu on that family computer. Kids wont see much difference and everything works out of the box nowadays in Linux.

My kids (9 and 6) use Linux to run Minecraft and Steam games, it's literally not a problem. In fact, the only times they've used Windows was for:

  • school - my laptop had an issue with Zoom, so I just booted into Windows (I fixed it, but now my kids don't need Zoom anymore)
  • Minecraft Bedrock edition - we never got into the game because we were waiting for his friend, who flaked out

So they basically see Linux as fun and Windows as a disappointment. I actually switched from KDE -> GNOME and my kids didn't care. In fact, one huge benefit to Linux is that they can ask me to unlock the computer while I'm working in my office, and I just ssh in and run the unlock command, easy as pi. Or if they want to switch Minecraft servers (I have one for Pixelmon and the other for Minecraft), I just run two systemd commands to swap servers.

My wife still uses Windows, mostly because she plays MMOs (currently Lost Ark), and those tend to have anticheat that just doesn't work on Linux. I and my kids all run Linux exclusively. As long as their games work, they don't care.