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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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Distro suggestions for a dumb-dumb who only knows linux through meme osmosis (dormi.zone)

submitted 4 days ago by HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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hey nerds, I'm getting myself a new personal laptop as a treat, but I very much do not want windows 11 shitting it up. Is there a linux distro with caveman-compatible instructions for installation and use? I want to think about my OS as little as possible while actually using it.

I've got one friend who uses mint, but I've also seen memes dunking on it so who knows. I actually really only know what I've seen from you all shitposting in other communities

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[–] sping@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is it though? I've found it rock solid for years on end - been using it for 14 years, and Debian before that.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

i mean idk, i was just asking about what that other poster was saying. i fuckin' hate ubuntu for other reasons and i generally don't speak on it in the negative or positive in threads like this. i only chimed in because what was being said struck me as odd. "it's the most user friendly distro there is, it just breaks a lot"

it made me wonder what user friendly meant to this other user. i wanted to hear their perspective because i thought i could learn something, especially as i help my mom, an inexperienced linux user, use linux on an old laptop for the first time