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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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[–] the_postminimalist 11 points 1 year ago

It's updated whenever your package manager puts up the new version. If you're using something like Ubuntu or Mint, then you're using apt as your package manager, which takes a while to update stuff because they like to test it for a while first.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Its supposed to release early next year but if you're on the stable channel it might be a little bit more of a wait. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but when its released and you run your system update, cinnamon will be updated.