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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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I like gentoo :D (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

What the point of using Gentoo with Binary packages?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Still extremely customizable, and peerless rolling release features.

You can mix and match stable and bleeding edge packages very easily and switch at any time.

When packages make breaking changes, Gentoo will warn you and guide you through the migration before you update and only if you have the affected package installed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

you still get huge amounts of choice and really good tooling

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

That's for you to decide.