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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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What Is The Best Floating Window Manager For You? (thekernalblog.github.io)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

I use gnome (because otherwise there's so much functionality I have to think about, rather than get for free out of the box, on my laptop), and I think that means discussion talking about picking "window manager" just don't apply to me (eg)? That is, while I can find an extension to change how windows are managed there isn't really a clean separation between DE and WMs for gnome users.

I'm happy to be corrected though, and have an ELI5 moment.