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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).

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How long has your PC been on for? (discuss.online)

submitted 15 hours ago by OmegaLemmy@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have been going strong for 34 days and 5 hours.

You can check by running inxi in the command line or checking the CPU in Mission Center

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[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 hours ago

Usually only as long as I play games. After that, I shut it off. Why?

I run Bazzite, which updates itself in the background, but needs a restart to complete
It boots in seconds, because modern hard drives are crazy fast
The standby-LED is annoying when I sleep

My laptop is usually on for a week, but I restart it from time to time, for the same reasons, and because devices need some sleep too! 😴