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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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Finally done with the distro-hop: My return to Fedora (unknownuniverse.uk)

submitted 3 days ago by TheIPW@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Two years into full-time Linux and I’m finally burning the distro-hopping cycle. I fell for the Arch/AUR trap for a while, but I got tired of spending my weekends debugging file manager crashes instead of maintaining my home lab.

Switched back to Fedora, and it’s boring in exactly the way I need it to be. It’s a stable launchpad for my projects, not the project itself.

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[–] Mondez 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Depends on what value of most "users" we are talking. Most users rarely stray outside the browser and I'd say rolling release with the risk of breakage it entails would not suit your average user very well at all.

Power users that are trying to eek out every drop of performance sure.

[–] T4V0@lemmy.pt 1 points 2 days ago

It's a compromise. Of course you wouldn’t install a rolling release model OS on your grandma's PC, but it can be necessary to have the latest drivers and software, and you don’t need to be a power user when the only thing you want is either compatible hardware or software. I concur that Arch is mostly for power users, though its derivatives don’t have to be.