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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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Fuck it, give me your most OVERRATED Distros (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

If you're arguing for ease of use: they're pretty much on a par with each other. If you're arguing for ease of software installation I'd prefer Ubuntu over fedora, as Ubuntu is still the first linux distro any proprietary software company will port their software to (even though it's gotten better over the last few years), which is probably the only thing the average user cares about: does my software run or not?