this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2022
12 points (100.0% liked)

Linux

47362 readers
1831 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
12
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Korba@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

I'm totally new to Linux and I want to start with one of the two above, which one would be better for an absolute beginner?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Adda@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Beautifully explained. Exactly my point of view.