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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] 2 points 1 year ago

Seems like an interesting concept I appreciate the explanation! I like the idea of an immutable OS. I tried vanilla os but I had some coding projects that relied on my GPU and distrobox just wouldn't give it access. Love the idea of an immutable distro but I'll wait for this to mature and see how Vanilla does when it moves to Debian.