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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).

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Cool distros to try (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm pretty comftable with linux mint right now but i want to peruse the wares so to speak, what are some cool or interesting distros that do things differently than mint?

Edit: i dont wanna distro hop people cool your jets, i just wanna look around cos i find it neat :3

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Do any of you people actually use your OS, or do you just distro-hop and tweak things all day?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago

oh i only have a computer to sit there going "beep boop" and giggling to myself i've never turned it on

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

@TimeSquirrel @nicknonya Been runnin basically the same setup for the better part of ~20 years. That's not gonna stop me from playin with stuff I don't know or like though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Distro-hop? Never. But getting something to work is way more satisfying to me than using that thing. (Slackware user since late 90s, recently diagnosed with adhd)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I do use my OS but I also like to play with it, that's one beauty of Linux: you can set it up and forget about it till the end of times or you can spend days tinkering with it if it provides you joy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The answer to that is…yes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

We save so much productivity finding better distros that we have 50% more time to distro hop. /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

you know VMs are a thing, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know jokes and sarcasm are a thing, right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it went over my head, sorry for the mistake. have a lovely day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Sorry for the confusion. I should probably start using emojis to convey playfulness in nonserious comments.