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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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[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

I'm much happier using homebrew and pip to install things. If I absolutely need to modify system files, I'll use rpm-ostree.

I feel like it's been a good thing that my first instinct isn't to modify system files anymore.