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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 took the test and it told me I should use Zorin. I've never even heard of that distro
Hey me too, even tho for the past few weeks i've been using Arch with no issues, i just suck at ricing and i alway end up imploding the os
It's a fairly popular noob distro, it's stylized to be very similar to Windows, to help people transition to Linux more easily.