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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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[–] electricprism@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Sometimes I really hate the utility names people come up with.

I would love to see chatgpt rename all the core utils in a way that summarizes their function.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

But it literally is a summary.

It run's an executable as the user with id 0 (root) and it's called run0.

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[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Is it going to eventually add kernel functionality and become GNU/run0 like systemd? If not i'll keep using sudo on Ubuntu and doas everywhere else.

[–] gari_9812@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

As the old adage goes: "All roads lead to /root"

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

I'd fedora starts to use it then yeah I'll use it but I'll just make an alias cause muscle memory

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