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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 are pros and cons of linux? (programming.dev)

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and what if any do you miss from windows?

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[–] Mordikan@kbin.earth 3 points 1 day ago

But did you RTFM?

I used Arch for ~15 years before switching my daily driver to NixOS. In that entire time, I never once posted a question to the forums. The wiki is that well constructed.

If you do post a question without searching first (that's a big no no), they will link to you the exact steps from the wiki to use. They might treat you badly at that point, but in a way you would have been treating the community as a personal assistant to look up things for you which I would say is equally bad.