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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).

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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I thought I'll make this thread for all of you out there who have questions but are afraid to ask them. This is your chance!

I'll try my best to answer any questions here, but I hope others in the community will contribute too!

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

How can I hide a pinned post without blocking the poster? It bothers me having this at the top of my list all the time, like some reminder on my phone I can't ack and make go away.

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

I'm sorry I don't know of any way to do that :( does it appear even when you're browsing your main feed??

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

No, just at the top of the Linux community. I sort on New by default, looking for anything new Linux related... it's been slow news in there of late. I'll check if Voyager supports a method of doing it. Another user suggested Sync client. I'm usually on my desktop browser, though.

Thanks for checking. :)

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

I just unpinned the post. I figured there may be others bothered by this, and plus its been enough weeks at this point. Thanks for voicing this to me :)

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

Shoot, I'm sorry. Thank you for doing that for me (and us, if there happen to be others). I do feel bad you felt forced to do that, though. :( I should just accept it is how it is until Lemmy devs a way. I'm sorry.

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

Most third-party Lemmy clients should support this. For instance, if you're on Sync, you can just swipe it hide the post (assuming you've configured it that way).