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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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7 Best Rolling Release Linux Distributions for People Who Want the Latest and Greatest of Kernel and Software (itsfoss.com)

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As always, this is an opinion based post and you can agree or do not agree with such suggestions.

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[–] sp6ina@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

in my opinion:

Arch Linux - great, fast updates. However, after a long break, updating can be complicated. Everything a person can do their own way. Very fast and efficient. AUR is sometimes a lifesaver
OpenSuse Tumbleweed - obs is great (better than aur). Sluggish. Snapshots make updating seamless even after a year of non-use. I don't like yast.

[–] kinetix@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I was never thrilled with Opensuse. I found regardless which flavour I was on, I had to enable so many extra repositories that it eventually turned in to a mess each time.