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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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[–] Echolot@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (22 children)

How is the current Nvidia driver situation on Linux? I wanted to give it a shot on my gaming PC for a long time now but was deterred by the various driver horror stories…

[–] criticalimpact@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not great for my use case but your mileage may vary I need very high res with 240hz which is only in beta drivers atm so it's very difficult to find a distro I can use without messing about

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

X11 and multi monitors is also a mess.

[–] SmallAlmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I also have a 240hz but it works fine? I've never heard of this, although I still hate the nvidia drivers for many things

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