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Installed Linux for the fist time in Feb, I've now started saving ISO's
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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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Your family will hate you if you'll change their distro and DE every time you visit them. Distro hopping is normal for the first couple of years, but do it on your own machine.
First couple of years? I was in my early teens when trying out many distros within a couple weeks, for example Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, OpenSuse... Then I settled on Ubuntu and used that from 2008 to 2022, when I was fed up with Canonical shoving snapd down my throat and me having to uninstall it all the time. Since then I've used Debian exclusively, previously I only had it on some machines.
(I've also toyed a bit with the BSDs, but was missing systemd, so those never stuck with me.)
what is bsd?
ive heard of it, but not really seen or used it
Several different operating systems, such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD (the latter one having a live system and being the easiest to try out). Those have their history based in BSD. But thatʼs all bit too much to fit in s reply here.
Unlike Linux distributions, those projects develop a kernel and the other parts together and make an OS.
Most software will be available on BSDs and on Linux distributions.
I've been using Linux for like 18 years and I still hop. I got a better idea of what I like to use for different situations though...but there are so many great builds/derivatives now. I'm pretty well settled into Bazzite and Nobara, or regular Fedora and Fedora Blue, depending on specific needs now though.