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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Huh? Gnome has had fractional scaling for ages.

All it takes is changing a gconf setting.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The option was there, but it wasn't ready for every day use. The performance impact was significant. The couple times I tried it, it was practically unusable. The UI also showed a warning about performance when you enabled it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

/shrug

I've been using it on my multiple monitor setup for well over a year with no noticeable performance impact.

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

Not officially. And it has been broken.

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

It's been working flawlessly for me for quite some time, but I guess other people's mileage may vary.

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

Oh, it was a bitch for me. Lol