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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 desktop Linux needs to succeed in the mainstream (drewdevault.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

appimage is easy for me now, but it took me forever 2 years ago to figure out that --no-sandbox addition needed and i still am annoyed that I often have a problem getting the icon on a menu or panel.
i think we should be open to criticism so that we can improve Linux and thereby starve the BigTech beast. If you have weeds in your garden, don't make excuses for them, yank them out or allow them to grow in more appropriate places.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I've used AppImages a bunch but i've never heard about "--no-sandbox" so far. Do you know of apps that won't run without it?

i still am annoyed that I often have a problem getting the icon on a menu or panel.

I've personally had good luck with AppImageLauncher in the past, but lately i just run apps from terminal. There's also a bunch of other solutions. Let me know what worked for you :)

i think we should be open to criticism so that we can improve Linux and thereby starve the BigTech beast.

100% agree.

If you have weeds in your garden, don’t make excuses for them

Some weeds are really good for your garden's ecosystem in fact, but that's off-topic :)

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

Since electron was apgraded or fixed, that appendage is no longer needed. I read that all of those appimages were made using electron. I did have AppImageLauncher and used it a first, but forgot about it. No longer have it.