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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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Experienced Linux users, what are you using? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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If you have been using Linux for +10 years, what are you using now?

Been using Linux for over a decade, and last few years Ubuntu (on desktops/laptops), plus Debian on servers, but been looking to switch to something less "Canonical"-y for a long time (since the Amazon search fiasco, pretty much).

Appreciate recommendations or just an interesting discussion about people's experiences, there are no wrong answers.

Edit: Thanks for the lots of interesting answers and discussions. I will try a few of the suggestions in a VM.

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[–] KernelTale@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Limited only in the about the amount of packages and major updates have not yet destroyed anything on my computer for the last 2 years. The reason I have it on my laptop is to be honest... I put it there a year ago before hearing of Cachy, and I only want the laptop for uni which I got for free since it was family electronic junk before used for heavy mechanical engineering computing for which it is now not usable. All in all it gets the job done. It has IntelliJ and most software is aimed at Ubuntu if they have Linux support, so I don't have to think when I have to install VPN a day before exam or something.