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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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Ubuntu App Center adds a UI for installing third-party deb files (github.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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It's a merged pull request made by a member. Dunno which release it'd be in. This means people can double-click deb files to install again (with a warning).
c.f. https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-24-04-disappointment/

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[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That would definitely be valid for a smaller community supported distro like mint, but canonical is a big company that already has kind of a bad reputation for things like that so I think it was reasonable for people to complain

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

A big company eh? They're about 20 times smaller than Red Hat. They very much depend on Debian and the larger FOSS community to get their OS built.

I've been on this train since 2004 and I've been paying attention. Not all but a lot of the flak they've been getting over the years has been based on misinformation and ignorance. But trying to get things objective and correct doesn't make for a good flame war.