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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 distro(s) do you use? (lemmy.world)

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What Linux distribution or distributions do you personally use?

I myself am a daily Void user. I used to use Devuan, but wanted to try rolling release and ended up loving Void!

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

Honestly, the programs I use on a daily basis has changed, so what used to matter to me I no longer even look at, even if I install it. My biggest headache has been VPN clients, since those always need to be up to date.

Software like Cura and FreeTube are best when they are the latest version. A lot of this has been solved with flatpaks, but they tend to do their own sandboxing which I appreciate, but is not always what I want. I prefer native packages.