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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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Could we add "Distrochooser" to the sidebar? (distrochooser.de)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Quite a few posts about selecting a distro to use. Maybe it's time to make that link a little more prominent?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I think just recommending the most popular distro is usually best because when new users do run into issues there are years of forums that has probably answered their question before and is just one search away

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

According to distrowatch for a couple of years going MX/linux is nearly twice as popular as the second most popular.
MX were part of the mepis community antiX belonged to too, with more than a decade of history and body of forum discussion.

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