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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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PSA: When people ask you "What distro should I use?", try pointing them here (distrochooser.de)

submitted 3 years ago by JokaJukka@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I found this site a while back - basically it will ask you a bunch of questions on your usage of your PC, and will came out with a list of recommended distros, and a list of reasons why YOU could like or not like it.

https://distrochooser.de/

There are some similar sites to this one, but since I'm not familiar with them, I won't post them. They are simply DuckDuckGo-able though.

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[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

I'm not pointing a Linux noob to any site that puts a big ol star nex to "suitable for daily use" under Gentoo.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 0 points 3 years ago

If they are new to linux I think we should always point them to mint. Then they can use a distro chooser to explore the rest of what linux distro's have to offer.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I took the test and it told me I should use Zorin. I've never even heard of that distro