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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 some things you wish you had known when switching to Linux? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by elfahor@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.

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[–] tom42@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That after getting used to Linux I will hate to be forced to use less free operating systems.

[–] elfahor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This so much. I absolutely cannot stand Windows anymore.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

I could but I always get a feeling like I'm being monitored constantly. Like imagine being at work and if you don't move your mouse for a few minutes you'd get a warning or something. Or remember using a computer at school where the teacher could literally see the screen of every student, yeah like that.