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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 distro he uses? 🐧💻 (lemmy.ml)

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[–] sentient_loom 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Is it still worth using? Say, for a web dev? Or is it less supported?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Honestly it isn't. Support for anything front-end related is way more sparse compared to Linux.

[–] sentient_loom 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That's a shame. I'd love a new exotic OS to try.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I've ever heard FreeBSD described as either "new" or "exotic"

[–] sentient_loom 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

New and exotic to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

“hello system” is pretty nice to look at, and has some Mac-isms I find helpful. FreeBSD has a new release recently, so maybe Nomad or GhostBSD could be worth trying. You’ll find FreeBSD is a lot more “consistent” compared to Linux, but be prepared for random hardware to not work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I'll give you "new" but it's about as far from exotic as you can get... Not a bad thing, BTW, and I highly recommend giving it a try, it's an excellent system, though probably better for a server than a workstation/desktop (though it definitely can be a very good workstation/desktop if you like)

Its Ports system is the inspiration for Gentoo's Portage, BTW

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's usually used for storage servers these days. ZFS is most stable there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Ix (Truenas) is transitioning to linux though.