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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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[–] fraichu@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago
[–] hornedfiend@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I can't for the life of me get used to Gnome on my desktop. I tried so many times, but I always get the feeling of using a tablet.

I like the concept, but it's simply a laptop or tablet centered DE, at best.

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] confuser@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago

du hast mich

[–] Goingdown@sopuli.xyz 8 points 12 hours ago
[–] garbage_world@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Honestly, not much changed since GNOME 40.

Is it a bad thing? No

Do I want more changes? Also no

The only thing missing from GNOME for me is proper dynamic tiling. I'm trying Forge extension, but it feels clunky

[–] uuj8za@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] garbage_world@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

How many people were using X11 on GNOME?

Yes, it's technically a huge change, but regular user won't see a difference

[–] petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago)

Removing technical debts cannot be overestimated.

[–] jcruz@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Mosaicwm is great, even if still on early development.

[–] master_of_unlocking@piefed.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

Yeah forge is what I use too and it’s definitely a little clunky. PaperWM was decent last time I tried it too (but still a little clunky)