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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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[–] _spiffy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I use a virtualbox vm for work. Linux desktop runs a windows VM with Windows 10 and all my work stuff on it. I love it, its been very reliable. Its mostly simple though, it doesn't need to be super speedy, just needs to house my orgs mandatory vpn and av so I can connect to my work stuff.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pretty sure something built into the kernel, used by all major cloud providers is gonna be more reliable than some dodgy DKMS driver...