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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).

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Another pick me a distro (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hello, fellow internet users. I am currently using Debian but would like a distro to try the new Gnome on. I have been using Debian for a while and I love the stability, but would like newer packages. I also, for no rational reason, would like to be able to use the default package manager exclusively. I used Fedora before and liked it more than Debian (apart from that it felt vaguely Windowsey) but I would like to distance myself from the whole red hat thing. What distro do you think I should get?

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[–] s20@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I'd like to help, but you said Fedora was "vaguely windowsey." I've used Fedora off and on for close to a decade, and I have no clue what you mean. Like, it's not at all windowsey in my experience.

So, in order to avoid what you're talking about in other distros, I'm going to need some more details… what do you mean by "windowsey"?

[–] xe3@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I feel like OP may not have actually used Fedora.. By default Fedora is probably the least similar to Windows of any major distro (this is actually one of the most commonly expressed frustrations with new users).

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