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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] 17 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Colors. And a nice, readable font. Make your terminal pretty so you feel good every time you interact with it. Think about window dimensions (I personally always find the standard 80x24 too small), maybe set up some manual tiling so you can have two terminal windows fill your screen. Use the keyboard to move around your desktops.

But mostly, colors.

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

Colors and ASCII graphics.

It doesn't have to be complicated. Or fancy.

But breaking things up so it's readable helps massively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Or a nice prompt that creates a distinguishable marker across output.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

And the message "DON'T PANIC" in big friendly letters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

And make sure you know where your towel is.