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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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[–] sxan@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, that's probably because you're running XOrg.

Badum-bum-tish I'll be here all night.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Hahaha. You know what, I thought that'd be the case but I've been on Wayland on my Framework since Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and I'm baffled at the stability of the stack. I thought it'd be a shit show, and it wasn't. I guess a decade of development didn't go in vain. 😄