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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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I'm not really in the know myself, but I've recently seen EndeavourOS recommend over PopOS due to faster driver updates.
You can install pamac for a GUI for the package manager. Do
yay
to search for any package and install it; doyay
(nothing else) to upgrade everything, andyay -Rcns
to remove stuff and all their unused dependencies. I also recommend chaoticAURFor the DE I recommend MATE but you can select any of the major ones in the installer
Get synapse for a spotlight-like search; it uses the alt+space keybind by default
The arch wiki is amazing