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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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SteamOS as your daily driver? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is this a totally crazy idea? Talk me down before I hurt myself.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I use it as daily driver. I have a JSAUX dock with ssd for home, I unplug and bring it with me to university and use it with a bluetooth folding keyboard and house I got for <50$.

It does everything I need. I'm a CS Major and "Boxes" works well for any sandbox environment I need.

If you're super technical, some thing in SteamOS can limit you, like how system files are on their own partition that gets wiped every update. But it's perfectly doable