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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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Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

that is vastly more readable, not only thanks to the colors, but the indentation, new lines, and straightforward section titles are a huge improvement.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

And proper package name alignment!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'm just surprised the purists aren't all up in arms that this isn't KISS and that it doesn't fit in their 80x24 teletype.

... sorry, guess I'm not over that whole systemd "debate".