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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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[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Arch is actually reasonable as the foundation of an easy to use Linux OS, provided you don't care about stability. It's up to date with all the latest stuff, has support for many apps and packages without having to add extra repos, and it has fantastic documentation. All that's really missing is the GUI installer and stuff to help newbies. Projects like EndeavorOS and Garuda provide that.

If you actually need stability though, which lots of new users would appreciate, use Fedora or a derivative like Nobara or Universal Blue.

I daily drive Nvidia plus Optimus with wayland, but it's easy enough to switch back to X11 just using a menu on the login screen.