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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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what are pros and cons of linux? (programming.dev)

submitted 19 hours ago by steam@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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and what if any do you miss from windows?

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[–] tomjuggler@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I switched to Catchy from Manjaro a few months ago, no regrets. Been using Linux for +10 years and it's the best distro so far.

I'm not a gamer but installed steam and lutris since it's so easy to do and it was seamless, works out the box.

But for me as a developer the real gain was their AMD support. I can confirm that my laptop is genuinely faster now. If you have have AMD processor, just look up CatchyOs enhancements.