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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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how easy is it to install arch? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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how easy is it to install arch? (no anarchy/archinstall)

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

Not as easy as Gentoo based on what I heard. But installing Gentoo takes quite some time.

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

Gentoo has binary packages now, so install can be quite fast.

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

True. It also had binary packages for huge packages like firefox and libreoffice for a very long time.