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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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new to this linux stuff sorry

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, cool! Since when? I always thought that was something the user shouldn't need to remember and that Pacman should automatically prioritize it.

This is exactly why I love making these kinds of comments. Someone always comes along to teach me something new!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It was a while ago... Not sure when. But I remember the news about it. :)