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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] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fish shell is best shell. Switched off bash after trying a few other known shells and this one finally stuck. Thanks for all the fish!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

how much is the fish?