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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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[–] wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Getting a surface pro 8 soon, looking forward to getting Linux on it!

Edit: installed Pop OS on my SP8, had to switch to Wayland and also needed to do some tweaks to get the keyboard to work to decrypt but it's running well so far. I believe you can get the camera working with the proprietary camera stack but it's not a priority for me right now

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

Yup, I was aware of that when I bought it. Annoying but I got a good deal on the 8, and want to upgrade the storage