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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 developments in the Linux world are you looking forward to the most? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Personally, I'm looking forward to native Wayland support for Wine and KDE's port to Qt 6.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Linux phones

Will we be able to use messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal on Linux phones?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, since you can run Android apps on them. They will be slower and have some quirks though I'm sure.