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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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[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are the forum and documentation links the wrong way round?

[–] Davel23@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, you had to read the documentation to learn how to access the forums, and you had to ask on the forums how to access the documentation.

[–] johsny@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Sharp eye, I never noticed that in 20 years.