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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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2 Billion Downloads & Other Milestones from 2024 So Far (docs.flathub.org)

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We're back with some new milestones thanks to the continued growth of Flathub as an app store and the incredible work of both our largely volunteer team and our growing app developer community:

70% of the most popular apps are verified

100+ curated quality apps

4 million active users

Over 2 billion downloads

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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 months ago

How do they count active users?

By seeing by how many flatpak clients apps are being updated.

have four machines that use flatpaks. Is that four users or one?

Four.