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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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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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2006 is when I first dipped my toes into Linux, I recently verified this with some old SomethingAwful posts I had made way back then. I think Ubuntu was starting to get really popular, and I wanted to give it a shot. That's what I remember anyway.
I immediately loved it, and have been using some form of Linux on my Laptop since. My Dekstop still runs Windows, but that's mostly for Gaming and a few other applications that don't play well under Wine or Proton.