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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 distros have you tried and thought, "Nope, this one's not for me"? (feddit.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by case_when@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

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[–] Helix@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

NixOS. The declarative principle is very nice (especially the installation process) but as soon as you do something advanced like compiling stuff or using software that is not in the repositories or outdated, it's not very simple to use as you basically have to become your own packager and maintainer. Recently I tried upgrading the main PC of my hackerspace from one NixOS version to the next and we had lots of breakage, because the migration paths are not automatic and you have to change your configuration even though upstream didn't change anything. Upgrading my Debian home server from 11→12 was as simple as changing the sources.list, running apt full-upgrade and answering a few questions.