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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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And so it begins (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by python@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I installed Linux Mint for the first time on my personal Laptop just a few months ago, and it ran so well that I didn't want to mess with it to try out different distros.

But today, my company's IT department announced that they have some spare old Laptops to give away (technically because they didn't meet the specs for Windows 11, didn't stop the IT department from giving them out with Windows 11 pre installed though)

So now I got a few devices to play around with!! They're a Precision 7530 and a Latitude 7390 2-in-1!

I already got ZorinOS running on the little guy because apparently Zorin is nice for Touchscreen support. For the big guy I was initially thinking that I could try Bazzite, but the installer was like "Intel UHD Graphics aren't really recommended" so I might try something else first. Any recommendations? I mainly just want to try as many different flavors of Linux as I can haha

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[–] cyberwitch@reddthat.com 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been an XFCE loyalist for so long, finally gave GNOME a go and now that I've got something more simple and less customizable, it finally feels like Linux is a daily tool and not a project that I have to keep tweaking.

Yes, I'm a Debian person lol

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've tried a few desktop environments and ended back with XFCE... all the whizzy snazzy stuff breaks over time, or get's "up"graded to something I don't like... XFCE just works...

[–] cyberwitch@reddthat.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah I'm pretty minimal on GNOME plugins for that reason too. XFCE will always be my backup at least. KDE is just too much.