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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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What is your preferred daily driver distribution? (lemm.ee)

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Considering switching away from Fedora and to another distribution. Does anyone have any suggestions for distributions I should consider?

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

I'm old too :-/

CP/M
DOS
Windows3, 95, 98
BeOS
some Debian and Mandrake
Windows XP
Ubuntu (a long time)
Mint/Cinnamon (I hated it, it was quick, maybe a year)
MX/Xfce (since ~2016)

I may try Arch on a old laptop just to play with it.----

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

I hated it, it was quick, maybe a year.

I think we have a very different definition of quick, my friend. I've been on Linux for about a year and a half, most of which on Arch and recently on NixOS.

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

CP/M. Ya got me there. I guess I can say EOS though ( Coleco ADAM ) and Tandy DOS 2.1.

If you don’t want to jump straight into Arch, give EndeavourOS a go. It is only 20 packages on top of the 90,000 you get in Arch ( so, it is Arch ) but it is a breeze to install and is sensibly configured out of the box. Once installed, it is Arch ( don’t let the elitists tell you it isn’t ). It uses the real Arch repos and runs the real Arch kernels. Of course, if you have the time, vanilla Arch may be even more fun.