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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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Have you ever been disappointed with Linux? (sh.itjust.works)

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

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Personally I haven't. While Linux is imperfect, choosing the right distro makes the rest of the experience straightforward. And with it's whole complexity, I find Linux more user friendly than Windows. Even driver issues, broken shadow file ownership and KDE specifics only made me more confident about my choice to use Linux after I solved everything.

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[–] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yes because Linux encourages you to make it your OS by customizing it, but it’s not easy as it should to create a backup of all that work so that you can easily deploy it on another computer.

I know that Clonezilla works in some situations or that NixOS coulb be a solution, but it’s not should be easier.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Isn't everything in dot files in home? Create package lists and export them, add dot files.

Or keep home on a seperate partition or drive.

New installation, import package list.

This seems straight forward to me.

[–] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve never tried it, even if I know people are using it.

Still it’s not an easy solution like the one people are using when upgrading from an old to a new iPhone.

I know Linux doesn’t have Apple behind, but it’s better than Windows/Mac in every other way, so why not try to improve this?

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

I am not sure whats to improve, it is just a situation where it is easy if you know how.

As for the iphone, the amount of trouble that process has caused me is not trivial. Things are not the same! I would put it as more complicated. People are just used to dealing with it. Part of the issue with the iphone is applications and Icloud crap.

[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, but to folks accustomed to using SuperDuper to create bootable backups, it does not seem so straightforward.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago

That seems like a completely different issue, if you just want a clone then clonezilla, which is also easy.