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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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which linux distro do you NOT like, and why? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Manjaro, because because the team behind it fuck's up a bit to often for my tastes. And Ubuntu, because they force snap onto their users.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Manjaro was my first, and I'll always have a sweet spot for it, but I think I'm past the point where I'd ever install it again. In the 3+ years I've been maining Linux(through manjaro) I've only had a problem so severe I'd reinstall twice. Which is better than my track history with windows. The only honest gripe I have with it, my buddy wanted a laptop set up like my PC, I told him if I can pick it out I'll do it. So I got him a thinkpad, setup manjaro, set up a windows VM, and set up two different remote desktop hosts for redundancy. I told him any problem other than internet I can remote in and fix it. Then I moved 2k miles away.

Of course, 2 months later, he can't access internet. Talking him through it over voice + sending me phone screen shots I got 90% of the way to fixed and he got frustrated and quit.

Makes me look bad. Now of course, I'd do Debian. I don't hold it against me, i know more now. But I wish I could afford to visit him.