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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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Hmm...
Those are not gnu. I care about gnu, not linux, gnu. I can't even change the fucking size of my tiles on my pixel from huge to normal... i want freedom
GNOME hasn't been that beautiful and easy to use as nowadays. When I show it to people, they love it. No joke!
Nice! I do the same 🥰
Yeah people complain about it being locked down and unconfigurable by default, but I think that most of the general computer users prefer it that way.
I see the term gnu around but what is it?
https://www.gnu.org/ and https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html
Its a set of software tools, that are often bundled together with the Linux-Kernel. Most Distros use them.
A bunch of programs that form the core utilities required to make an OS useful.
Gnu can be used to describe the gnu project, the gnu license or the gnu coreutils. In this context, they mean that Linux by itself isn't enough to be the a free desktop, and needs the gnu software to be the system they care about. (There can be controversies on whether gnu is needed or not, since it's possible to create a distro without the coreutils, but let's not get you confused right now)