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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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Will I survive the Linux CLI if I only switch because I'm a student and Arch distro speed? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm not a computer expert or planning to be. I'm just a computer user, a coder, a gamer, and I think I will get the opportunity to afford cheaper PCs if I use the Arch distro from Linux which is very lightweight and fast. I've heard Microsoft forces you to bloat your PC with win11.

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[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not a computer expert or planning to be.

I don't use Arch, but my perception is that it is meant for people who want to be computer experts.

Do you have any reason not to use Linux Mint? As others have mentioned, Mint has 95% of the benefits over Windows that Arch has, and Mint is designed for folks who just want to use their computer.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Arch is for people who want to think they are computer experts.

Debian/Fedora are for the experts that have moved beyond reading release notes.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Linus Torvalds uses Fedora last I heard, LTT built him a beast pc, take that for what it is worth. He likes to test the kernel and he says Fedora is most accommodating for him.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah Linus uses Fedora because:

Stable release schedule - he knows when he'll have to do major upgrades
Stable software - he knows stuff he isn't messing with just works
Don't modify their kernel much - this rules out Ubuntu which is the Debian based distro with a stable release schedule

I know KDE devs rate opensuse highly for similar reasons, if you primarily develop 1 app/framework/kernel you don't want the fun of irregular updates that haven't been properly tested (or have been tested and need manual intervention anyway) especially if those updates could potentially break your thing.

[–] g0nz0li0@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Arch-based I find is a good middle-ground. I use CachyOS and it’s more or less preconfigured, there’s a selection of packages preinstalled, but it’s still pretty baseline so you can build it up to whatever you want. There’s probably enough to get you going out-of-the-box if you’re new.

But yeah if you’re brand new to Linux there’s distros designed for that audience and you can always hop away to something when you’re ready or if your use-case changes.