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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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What to try in a linux distro ? (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 months ago by chottomatte@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Beside DE and terminal commands , is there anything else I should try in a linux distro ?

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[–] arran4@aussie.zone 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As in part of a review process?

Things like:

Software update process
Installing software which isn't in a repository
Seeing how the community is for support ?

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago

Installing software which isn't in a repository

This is a massive one that's often overlooked. For example, I love Bazzite, but it's nigh impossible to install Private Internet Access's client on it. On the other hand, installing the VPN my work requires is trivially easy, but you'd have to build it manually for any non-RPM-based distro.