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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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2026 is the year of the Linux desktop (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by ReducedArc@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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For me, at least. Finally moved my desktop off Windows 10 and on to CachyOS. Things just.. work. Finding applications to install via AUR is easy, gaming is great. The only thing I'm missing is Fusion360 but I didn't use it too much to begin with. Happy to be Microsoft-free. Several friends have switched off of Windows as well which is great to see. I've really been enjoying Arch (btw) I have CachyOS on my laptop and also in a VM which is nice to have the same desktop experience on all my devices. Looking forward to the road ahead!

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[–] puntinoblue@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for the update fix! - I didn’t sign in to MS - as I only use it very occasionally - a program on an old usb drive only reliably works on Windows 10 (and not 11)

[–] mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

Have you tried running it through Wine? Bottles is a nice UI for Wine with sensible default settings. I got a lot of older Windows apps working decently well through that. And especially older not anymore fully supported Windows programms often run more reliable through Wine than through Windows' own compatibility layers.