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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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what are some advanced linux distros that don't have me compiling everything? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've installed arch Linux and liked it, but lfs and Gentoo would be too time consuming compiling everything and not doing anything during and after install. Are there any distros like arch that don't have me compiling everything?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you’re just looking to learn something new, why not try an immutable OS like Fedora Silverblue? It’s an easier install than Arch, obviously, but there’s lots of differences from a standard distro. There’s security upsides but also consequences to work around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Speaking of immutable, I'm surprised nobody has suggested Endless yet, which I don't know much about but is usually suggested in these kinds of threads, and it's immutable. You might want the ISO with the smaller size if you don't want to basically download Wikipedia.