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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).

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What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions? (lemdro.id)

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I think most people (including myself) prefer a minimal desktop by default, and then proceed to install only the software they need. Nevertheless, it always surprises me when I log in to a system that doesn't have vim.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

For almost all users, especially beginners, nano is just simpler faster and better. A lot of distributions are bundling it, and I am finding indeed systems without vim at all.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Although most of the times while vim is not installed vi is. Even often together with nano.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

Man I tried to use vi once because I started with vim and wanted to see what all it was before, and holy shit vim really is IMPROVED

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Especially for beginners, micro would be even better.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I disagree. Don't get me wrong, vim is amazing and all that, but I think nano is easier for new users to grok out of the box, making it a better choice most of the time. What it lacks in features it makes up for in transparency.

100% agree about the minimal set of desktop apps, though. That drives me crazy.

Just my 0.02$.

Edit: silly mistakes and clarification

[–] Drito 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

In all distro I tried, I always found Vi.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Vi is standardized in both POSIX and Single Unix Specification.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

but they do contains vi