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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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Can someone get through college on GNU Linux? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by unicornBro@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'd like to never boot into Windows again. I have VirtualBox installed where I can install Windows 11 if I need to but is there anything that it(Windows on a VM) wouldn't be able to do like accessing hardware devices? Thanks in advance

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[–] spv@lemmy.spv.sh 2 points 18 hours ago

i've been doing cs for a year now with a coreboot'd t440p. if anything, it's gotten me some greetz from my profs, lmao

i've made do with libreoffice just fine, i submit most of my labs in odt without issue

keep a VM for labs in case they require windows, on machine or a home server. pick your poison