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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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What is/was your distrohopping journey? (feddit.nl)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by VitabytesDev@feddit.nl to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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For me it was:

Windows (for many years) -> Ubuntu (for a year) -> Arch Linux (for half a year) -> Void Linux (literally 2 days) -> Artix Linux with runit (a month) -> Gentoo Linux (another month) -> Debian (finally, I don't plan on changing it).

Also, when trying to switch from Gentoo to Debian, I fucked up all my data with no backup.

What was your journey?

EDIT: Added Windows

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[–] tuna@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

o Windows 10
|
o Linux Mint
|
|\__
|   \
|    o Manjaro KDE
|    |
o Fedora KDE
|    |\__
|    |   \
x    |    o Windows 11
     |    o Windows 11 + Arch Linux
     |    |
     o Arch Linux
     |    |
     |    |
     |    o Windows 11 + Debian KDE
     |    |

hopefully it renders well on your client :D

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You'll always end up on debian. You just dont know it yet

[–] Ozzy@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Holy fuck dude, I come here 11 months later to agree with you. After going trough so many, Debian is really the best one.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Agree to disagree. I keep trying Debian and Debian based distros, same with Arch based (looking at you, Endeavor), and always end up back on Fedora or one of it's spins.