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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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How dare you use a text editor because it's easy to use (lemmy.fosshost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 159 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I once fixed my bashrc file with libreoffice

[–] [email protected] 134 points 2 months ago (1 children)

calm down satan

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I regularly fix my bashrc file with Notepad. I run it in Wine because I cbf to RealVNC from my Windows CE media server.

(n.b: None of this is real, I wrote it to upset people, I'm sorry)

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Well let me upset you.

Ive been helping my coworker on a call and he was sharing his screen. I told him to edit a file (add a line) on a linux box we develop and he copied the file to his windows host with winscp, edited it in notepad and copied it back. I fantasize about killing him ever since.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

They need to learn how to use their tools better. Winscp does all that transparently for you if you press F4 on a file on a remote system. Or maybe they did and you just didn't see it.....

It's quite a handy function when you're diving through endless layers of directories on a remote box looking for one config file amongst many.

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

That's crazy! At my job, I just help our users. I don't have to build (and then maintain) infrastructure with them.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

I prefer Office 365 online.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Come back after your uploaded it to the cloud and edited it using Google docs.