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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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I HIGHLY recommend backing everything you give a fuck about and wiping the disk clean. Because windows breaks linux.
Before you look at a list of distros and wonder which one to install, choose if you are __:
Arch Linux -> if you think you know how linux exactly works (likely not)
Arch-based distros (CachyOS, EndeavourOS, etc.) -> If you want to use arch but with some help
Linux Mint -> Recommended for beginners.
Fedora -> It just works :tm:
Debian -> ol' reliable
openSUSE -> If you tweaked windows
Atomic Distros -> if you want a system that you can't break
Or if you want to be forced to learn how Linux exactly works lol
Appreciate the advice. I put Ubuntu Studio on my laptop the other day, wiping Windows completely. I was more wondering about distro to distro, I see people say they try other distros a lot and was wondering if they wipe everything each time or if there's a way to transfer between distros?