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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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Why do you use/choose Linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Me, coder, student, cant afford mid range PCs, interested in learning computers, gamer, not professional. What about you guys?

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[–] KangarooOnLSD@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I’ve never liked Microsoft but grew up using it and naturally when I came into adulthood I stuck with what I was familiar with. Then my longtime girlfriend got me into Mac which for me was definitely a step up because it didn’t have a lot of the annoying bullshit bloat that MS has but as time went on and I started to care more about digital privacy I realized that Linux had been here this whole time and dipped my toes in while also using MacOS and then once I was familiar enough with Linux that I felt confident I could do anything that I would need to do on my Mac on Linux I made the switch completely