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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 are your must-have programs? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by land@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Trying to discover new/unheard Linux desktop programs (Sorry for the confusion).

Edit: I apologise for confusing a lot of people. I meant Linux desktop “programs” coming from Windows/Mac. I'm used to calling them “apps”.

Edit: 🙌 I’m overwhelmed with the great “programs” people have recommended in the comment section. Thank you guys.

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[–] koen@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Obsidian - great markdown-based note app
NewsFlash - fast and elegant RSS news reader
Bottles - program to run Windows apps and managing them easily
BreakTimer - a life-saver for me; it allows you to set a break after given amount of time
LibreWolf - privacy-focused fork of Firefox

There are a lot of awesome programs on Linux, I recommend browsing Flathub to find them

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Haven't seen anyone mention Alacritty yet, that's my favorite terminal emulator.

[–] Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

Apparently people still believe that floorp is proprietary. That's not true, some of it's components went closed-source for a while to switch licenses. Now it's back to being open-source

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 5 months ago

Thunderbird

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