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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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Any distros you reccomend with these requirements (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Lime66@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Free and open-source.

Receives regular software and kernel updates.

Avoids X11.

The notable exception is Qubes, but the isolation issues which X11 typically has are avoided by virtualization. This isolation only applies to apps running in different qubes (virtual machines), apps running in the same qube are not protected from each other.

Supports full-disk encryption during installation.

Doesn't freeze regular releases for more than 1 year.

We recommend against "Long Term Support" or "stable" distro releases for desktop usage.

Supports a wide variety of hardware.

Preference towards larger projects.

Edit: I'm new to linux

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[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gentoo technically qualifies, but probably isn't what you want for other reasons.

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's wrong with Gentoo?

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

Nothing, since I use it myself. But it's likely to be a massive shock to someone who was expecting a binary distro.

[–] gigatexal@mastodon.social -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@luciferofastora @nyan I love me some gentoo. But the idea of eeking out significant speed improvements by compiling a very package from scratch is just not going to appeal to many people.

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Understandable, yeah