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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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[UPDATE][SOLVED] What distro would you associate with the tarot card Lucifer/Death? (lemy.lol)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Ok, this requires some explanation:

I was at a party quite recently, and there was a girl reading the "demonic" tarot to the people there. Now, I don't believe in any of that, but just for laughs, I asked which linux distro I'd be installing this year, to which she pulled the "Lucifer" card. This should be "Death" in the traditional version. She told me it's related to new beginnings or something like that.

So, I've got time to kill, I'm willing to try something new and I'd like to turn this into a self fullfilling prophecy.

Now, I'd like your interpretation. What would this distro be? Because this is a Linux sub-lemmy I'd give preference to linux distros; however I'm also open to any other UNIX-based operating systems if you insist.

It also has to be something new to me. So, no Artix, Debian, Fedora, Mint or Arch btw.

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[–] kyleraykbs@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

NixOS will change how you look at computing, it is quite literally like dieing then stepping into a new world, Google "nixos learning curve" and look at the images, you'll get it.

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Or it's just a distro that allows you to have a list of packages, configs (when it's not significantly simpler an clearer to just stow), and rollbacks for both. Depends on you.

I believe it's got a death and purgatory feel to it if you don't know some coding, so it should go nicely with the card.