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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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What are some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Am I reading the readme correctly in that I can run apt-get within distrobox on Fedora, and not be limited to dnf packages?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can install Distrobox on Fedora (or any of the distros that support it), create a Debian distrobox on your Fedora install, and within the Debian distrobox you can use apt-get to install whichever Debian package you like. Or..., you could make an Arch distrobox and even install stuff from the AUR. Or really any package from any of your favorite distros as long as it's supported.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome! And it'll be segregated from the base system and from other containers, like toolbox installs are?

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

And it’ll be segregated from the base system and from other containers, like toolbox installs are?

Exactly. It's even possible to segregate it beyond what Toolbx has been able to do (at least since the last time I checked) in that you can define another folder/directory as your HOME directory within the distrobox.

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

Amazing!! Yup. Looks like this is getting installed on my Fedora tonight. Thanks!!

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

Glad to be of help 💙 ! Feel free to inquire if you so desire 😉 .

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate that!

[–] secret301 1 points 1 year ago

Yes!