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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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Finally making the move to Linux, and I have questions before I get started. (lemmy.world)

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Hi everyone, I'm planning on moving from w11 to kubuntu (lts release - 24.04). I'm a gamer at heart, a game designer by education, and wanting to get away from Windows. I could really use some top tips, best practices, and things to look out for. I have run Linux on a Chromebook, but never as my primary PC.

I'm preparing by copying tax info, critical documents, game prototypes, and D&D documents to a USB.

Then run Linus from a different USB on restart?

Thank you for your help, and any references to specific how-to's 😅.

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Side note: If part of your prep for an OS wipe involves making copies of critical information, I recommend re-evaluating your backup strategy. You should be able to lose any device at any time without warning, and not lose any data.

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Setting a home server this year made me realize this. I had nothing but a synced google drive (which I've since migrated to a restic-backed nextcloud instance). Literally nothing else.

Now I have full regular snapshots of both my server and my desktop, routine backups to a cloud bucket, and a large external hard drive I manually back up my media library to once a month.

I still want to set up snapshots for my desktop. I do have restic backing up basically everything but cache folders and game installs right now, but if I need to do a full system restore that's not going to cut it.

[–] reptar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Why you gotta call me out?

Thanks for the nudge!

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 day ago

Yes, this. I can't describe the depression I had when I lost everything twenty-plus years ago. And we have far more to lose today. "One is none and two is one."