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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 AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH UBUNTU 24.04 😡 (news.itsfoss.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Right. I just installed OpenSUSE MicroOS to try out, and it's the same idea. I agree with some of the anti-snap rhetoric. Closed, Canonical-centric system for profit; linking placeholder debs to download a snap. But the philosophy of all user applications come as chunky but robust packages that (almost) don't interfere with each other and the system - I think that might be the future for safer computing for non-technical users.