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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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The History of X11 (youtu.be)

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With Wayland becoming more and more popular, it's interesting to look at the around 40 year history of X.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago (14 children)

I hate the number of people teaching useful things using videos instead of writing articles.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (10 children)

It's actually a good thing that visual learners get a chance to learn useful stuff by watching videos. Not everyone has the attention span required to read through a Wikipedia page.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

You aren't wrong. But, this format is taking over and I hate having to watch a video for information that I can parse easier when it's text based. Everytime I've looked for schematics and a teardown of a laptop or other hardware all I find is videos that I have to scrub through looking for exactly what I need.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Today I was looking up how to do something in a game I'm playing, there were some videos about it, usual formula starting with "Sup guys!", intros, ads for the channel, and fluff, "remember to press like", oh and a bunch of videos that may or may not contain the answer.