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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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What distribution is most used in production environment (lemmy.stonansh.org)

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I've come across Red Hat allot lately and am wondering if I need to get studying. I'm an avid Ubuntu server user but don't want to get stuck only knowing one distro. What is the way to go if i want to know as much as I can for use in real world situations.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm a devops professional, not IT. I've managed thousands of servers both in-cloud and in-datacenter. That includes Arch servers managed via Chef.

Now you've heard about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So whats the point of a unstable bleeding edge Arch server, seriously curious. Also if you are not IT than I don't know what IT is, lol.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I didn’t find it more unstable or bleeding edge than anything else. All upgrades had to be tested and scripted anyway so the process for upgrading stuff was basically the same as any other distro. I honestly never ran into any of the problems people talked about here.

As for why it was chosen, the person in charge liked it and used it personally.