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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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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I run Tumbleweed on my PCs and Leap on my server.

It feels so weird to update my server after a few weeks and have like no packages to update.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Meanwhile on Tumbleweed: "276 packages to update"