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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).
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Mint is my go-to linux newbie distro suggestion.
Linux veteran of 20+ years here. I use Mint on my desktop.
Because we too appreciate things working out of the box.
Oh definitely. I've been using linux on and off for..a long time. "Stuff just works" is a great thing for a daily driver (mine is xubuntu). I save the tinkering for machines I don't need to use constantly.