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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).

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The Hardest of All (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by elmiar@lemmygrad.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Which OS has the steep learning curve and is considered hardest?

Gentoo ( I have been using it for 3 years now, until I have to switch to Ubuntu for research sake. I love it's philosophy and I kinda feel even my lifestyle changed after Gentoo. Tried it's successors, redstar, cosmic mod didn't liked much.)
Arch Linux ( when I got into Linux, everyone was like, I use arch btw. So tried it first with gnome, then kde, then i3, then i3 gaps and tui, then used openrc, then used runit. Helped me lot to install Gentoo. But Gentoo transformed me into something else)
Nix OS ( I was hearing about it since 2022. I wanted to try, and now I am gonna install and use it. I'm planning)

My question is, which among these is considered to be hardest and thus by mastering it, one can master linux to atleast some part? (excluding network management, ofsec, netsec, forensics, etc)

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[–] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, but I can't follow. Shouldn't an OS be easy to use so that it gets out of the way so that you have more time for the real work you have to do?

For example I tried out using plain Fedora Server for my NAS but went back to unRAID. I just didn't want to spend all that time figuring out why the samba server isn't visible or why the drives aren't spinning down, etc etc.

[–] Fryboyter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

I think it depends on the individual user. Many prefer a solution that simply works. But some prefer to look behind the scenes and tweak everything.

When it comes to cars, it's the same. There are people who only want to drive from A to B with their car. I am one of those people. Others, on the other hand, want to repair their car themselves as much as possible. Which I understand in principle, but I prefer to leave that to a workshop.