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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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I get that it's open source provided you use codium not code but I still find that interesting

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I need to use VSCode at university because their version of neovim is too outdated for my config...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you tried compiling neovim for your own personal use? There are a bunch of possible issues that can arise, like lack of enough space or required dependencies, but if you miss neovim it might be worth trying

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

well i ended up just downloading the latest release build on github and symlinked the binary to my .local/bin, and it works now

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

for debian based systems, there is a PPA with nightly builds. I use a quick and dirty python script via systemd to schedule nightly builds from the PPA's source pkg on both debian and popOS with good results. worst case you can roll back to a prevous build of the pkg, tho Ive never had to