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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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[–] Lalelul@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are flatpaks really that bad? Why would they even require more resources?

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Because they load their own copy of all libraries, 300MB of Gnome and whatnot, just to display you a task manager?

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

Thats not true