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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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Alright fine I admit it, I want to learn Linux (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I'm just so sick of Microsoft and Google. But there's two things holding me back:

I wanna play Steam games on my PC
I am just an amateur hobbyist, not a tech wizard

Is there any hope for me?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

This is what I did. I narrowed down the distros I was looking at to about 5 that I thought might meet my needs, and made a live usb for each one, then used it as I would my regular system for a couple days. Anything that didn't work right got eliminated, and I picked the one I liked best out of the ones where everything worked.