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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).

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Systemd preparing to comply with age verification laws (github.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by skyline2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Fork time? Maybe all the anti-systemd zealots were right all along...

Edit: To address whether it is likely that this change will affect users: Gnome is planning a stronger dependence on userdb, the part of systemd where this change is being implemented. https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2025/06/10/gnome-systemd-dependencies/

Final Edit: The PR has been merged into main.

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[–] glitching@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

btrfs. aside from useful things like on-the-fly compression and deduping, the thing has subvolumes; think partitions as folders, so you don't have to pre-size them. so e.g. your root (system) and home (user files and settings) are in separate subvolumes, which a) allows for easy backup/migrations and b) nothing stops you from installing a completely different OS (or several of those) in their respective subvolumes and then mount your home to each of those.

so you can have e.g. fedora and debian and arch, all on the same file system, using the same home, with all your shit available at all times and they don't interfere with each other.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is wild. I assume that's part of the design from the get go with btrfs? That sounds like it would have to be.

I am currently using btrfs afaik, I'll have to check on this tomorrow.

[–] glitching@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yeah, e.g. fedora has by default a root and home subvolume. the caveat is, standard installers are either incapable of allowing you to install to a subvolume or are super-cumbersome, as that's currently not a top UX priority, so, a manual install process (with e.g. debootstrap and the like) is often needed.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Heard will be diving into all of this tomorrow, thanks for the info