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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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[–] blitzed@noauthority.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] bsergay@discuss.online 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it's pretty niche. Redcore Linux is definitely (relatively speaking) more mainstream.