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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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I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.

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[–] spez@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

That everything you need will work out of the box and you wouldn't boot into windows for 2 months. Would have done a full installing instead of dual-booting. Windows did have a matrix backup I needed though.

[–] araly@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

how cool and sexy and irrestible i became

to the right people ^^

[–] Montagge@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That I could put /home on a different drive
That I would never boot into Windows again so having partitions for it was a waste of time
That mounting drives with their uuid as the mount location is insane

[–] SneakyThunder@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That mounting drives with their uuid as the mount location is insane

Why tho? Kernel sometimes can index drives in different order (if you have multiple drives), screwing your mount locations. But UUID is always the same

[–] Montagge@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

It's just really long is all. I wish I had given it something shorter but descriptive.

[–] experimentmapass@social.trom.tf 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@elfahor How I was fucked up by trade-based society. Linux is cheap( not free), but is fun and enjoyable. It us fun to interact, support and be brave to act.

[–] Zatujit@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago
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