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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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Linux For Your Grandma - A Linux guide for those that are not super techy (tilvids.com)

submitted 2 days ago by bpt11@reddthat.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Howdy there! I posted here a while ago sharing a script to a video guide on how and why someone might want to switch to Linux and I wanted to share the finished product now that it is complete. My goal with this script was to create something explaining why an average person might want to stop using Windows and what Linux can do for them in its place. It is able to be watched on Peertube and YouTube as well as read in its entirety on my website. If you give it a watch or a read please let me know what you think. Thank you for your time :)

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[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 4 points 12 hours ago

Disclaimer, I did not watch the video other than the intro.

I intend to scrub through it, but its very long for an basics video. Maybe this should be broken up into a series.

Looking at the topics, it seems odd to including gaming for Grandma. Again, if it was a series you could do an offshoot gaming focused video for non grandma.

Though to be constructive and positive, I love your intent here. When you know nothing about Linux there's a lot of information to process and understand (even for non grandmas). You cover a lot of important topics and how to get going.