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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 just switched to Pop OS, any tips on what I should do next? (lemmy.ml)

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I just recently migrated from Linux Mint to Pop OS, do you have any tips/extensions on what I should do with my desktop?

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[–] karet 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So I've been planning to install pop on my home computer for my parents to use. They don't know their way around a terminal, so will updating on the GUI store be enough. Or do they occasionally need to run apt update as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

There are GUI update facilities. They won’t need to use apt