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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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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I spent the last 10 mins reading all the comments and I think we managed to shit on all the distros available.
That's the Linux community I love, good job people <3

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

No one gets left behind

Akuna Matata or some shit

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Haven't seen Santoku or Kali or several other special use-case distros (E: or Hannah Montana Linux hahahaha). But, yes, this is exactly the community I love and that extreme hate/love for specific distros is the reason I tried Linux in the first place (and the reason I stayed) hahaha

[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Nobody shits on MX, it's a sign 😁