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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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But Windows 11 is so good!!11!1! (feddit.de)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Pantherina@feddit.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Man, imagine using GRUB.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

what do u use? genuinely asking. i use systemd-boot bc its default for my distro

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I dunno about the guy you're responding to, but I run rEFInd

[–] JakoJakoJako13@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Same but only because I dual boot Windows and was too lazy to setup grub or systemd-boot the day I installed Linux on my new setup.

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Systemd-boot

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

Its poorly the defacto standard on most common distros

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What's the problem with GRUB and will it impact someone who sees the boot menu maybe three times a year at most?

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nothing is wrong with grub, I'm taking the piss by saying quippy things on a meme post.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah, gotcha. You weren't the only one to say this, so I thought there might be something more to it.

[–] littlecolt@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't think so. You just want to pick the right tool for your system. With modern uefi boot systems, systemd-boot is simpler and quicker. There are use cases for grub, such as if you have the kernal outside of an efi partition.

Systemd-boot is my personal preference, boots fast, is unintrusive, and you never have to rebuild anything to make changes.

In the end, everyone is free to use what they want. That's the beauty of Linux.