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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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GNU Coreutils 9.5 Can Yield 10~20% Throughput Boost For cp, mv & cat Commands (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Wish I could agree with you on the underlying point.

My own anecdata is of normies who are absolutely resistant to the very idea of touching Linux because of its connotations of complexity. And really I don't think they're wrong.

My personal preference for GUI liveUSB tools is [etc]

Imagine what even this phrase must sound like to someone who has only ever used pre-installed Windows. Not being facetious.

My opinion remains that Linux could only benefit ifs distros would take hand-holding to its logical extreme and provide the actual Windows-Mac executables that make installing Linux a genuinely one-click experience. Last time I checked, Fedora did this. Pity it's Fedora and not Debian.