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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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Problems with Arch upgrade (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by dave@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’ve been using Arch for just over a year on my older Dell laptop, and have been regularly running sudo pacman -Syu but not once have I had a problem or anything break. What am I doing wrong?

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[–] dave@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol! There’s such a mix of people being genuinely helpful and people telling me the joke is past its sell-by date. But I hadn’t come across reflector before and will definitely give it a go—thanks :)

[–] bkuri@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Please don't run arbitrary commands just because someone on the Internet told you to use them.

The arch wiki will tell you all you need to know and more.