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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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Do you use vim? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by pixeldaemon@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Do you use vim as your default text editor? If you do not, have you ever been in a situation you could do nothing but use vim?

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[–] fozid@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

I have never been on a machine where I can't install and use nano. I can use vi / vim / nvim, but I don't have muscle memory. I have tried to convert away from nano, but it's just too easy and what I have been used to over nearly 2 decades on Linux. I have nvim installed with a few plugins and a bit of a custom config, but anytime I need to do something important or complex I jump into nano. If I remember and am not in a rush I'll jump into nvim to try and practice.