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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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[–] Synthead@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A whole article for starting bluetooth from systemctl?

[–] moreeni@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

itsfoss.com is awful

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why doesn't it start automatically anyway?

[–] Synthead@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's against the philosophy of Arch. You configure your system the way you want.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So, like, you have to manually enable every service you install?

[–] Synthead@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, always.

  • Maybe you want to migrate a PostgreSQL database to a newer version without starting PostgreSQL server.
  • Maybe you installed OpenSSH but don't want sshd to run yet, because you haven't hardened the configs.
  • Maybe you installed Nginx as a part of a migration from Apache httpd, but httpd is already running.

In addition, Arch hardly configures your system in a custom way, too. When you install a package, most of the time, it responds with "here are the files from the developer that you asked for."

If you don't like this philosophy, then your feelings are perfectly valid, and this is a textbook example of why different distributions exist 👍

[–] sederx@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because if I install bluetooth it's because I have some bluetooth devices I want to use?...

[–] sederx@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Not necessarily at all times.