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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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In praise of Linux. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by JoMiran@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I just need to gush for a minute. I am about to shutdown my server in order to move it to the basement. This off the shelf $300 desktop running Pop!_OS is my self-hosting server that has dutifully done it's job without a single complaint. It has been rebooted maybe three times since 2020 and it currently has an uptime of 840 days. That's 840 days of not ever thinking about this thing. It self updates via Cron jobs and just...works.

I am afraid to open the box up though. Those dust bunnies must be huge.

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I have moved on to LMDE for everything other than my laptop, but I don't feel like rebuilding the thing. I just blew out the dust and in a few minutes it will be back up and running in the basement.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can update and change repos.

But I hope you use kernel livepatching, because that uptime is scary. You missed like 50 kernel updates

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I am pretty sure the kernel is up to date, but I am not 100% sure since I haven't checked that the process didn't fail at some point. This is a tertiary backup system, super low priority, hosting movies, music, and VeraCrypt drives internally behind multiple layers of network security and isolated in the DMZ where I keep stuff I want isolated from my network, like SmartTVs, IOT crap, and gaming consoles. But since I am working on it now, I will double check.

EDIT: 6.9.3, which is a little behind, but I'm ok with that.

[–] nfsm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

The LTS kernel is still version 6.6, till 12/2026, so you're up to date. I wouldn't worry.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago

Crazy how did it update without a reboot?

[–] nfsm@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

Well, you're already on a Debian based distro and not Ubuntu. Let it do it's thing in the most boring way :D