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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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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Make it just run and pre install it on most computers.

With "just run" I mean things like:

  • Audio just working
  • Bluetooth just working
  • Bluetooth and audio working together ~~(I still can't get this one right, after 5 evenings of trying)~~
  • WiFi supporting all the frequencies, instead of just some
  • remembering monitor configurations
  • Troubleshooting audio shouldn't mean that you almost completely kill your OS with that

You know, things like that that might cost you an evening or two or three to figure and make you feel like you're the rarest edge case alive. On Windows, these work just fine out of the box.

I know this ain't easy to get to, but I can't recommend people to use Linux when even a phones does perfectly fine out of the box results in at least an evening of troubleshooting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wow ... audio and blietooth problems... I was there ... no idea why I sticked to linux ... that problem is a pain in the ass.

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