this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2024
80 points (95.5% liked)

Linux

46781 readers
1816 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Rules

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Hey, I wanna know your preferred laptops, used is better and to run Linux on it. Something with at least 16gb and 512 SSD is good. Budget range. Thank you!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] regnskog@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a pity because MacBooks pro from ca 2013-2015 are great; cheap second hand because they’re out of support in macOS, good screens, excellent build quality and fast enough for anything you want to do with them.

[–] rotopenguin@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They're cheap because the battery is just about old enough to become a danger pillow.

[–] regnskog@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Sure, but a new battery isn’t that expensive