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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

The problem with ArchWiki is that not everybody uses Arch. Some distros (like Fedora) do things diffrently and Arch solution do not work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Some stuff in the arch wiki applies to other distros, but not always.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Yup, pretty much

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

It's excellent for learning, though. When I started using Linux I had no idea what the differences between distros were. Having to "translate" or adapt solutions from the ArchWiki to Debian, Fedora, etc. taught me a lot about using Linux and how my computer worked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

never had any problem. fedora, mint, pop, opensuse.

just think for second before you do thing to system.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Man utils sound cool tho