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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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Anyone using a Linux Smarphone? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by hdnclr@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Is anyone here using a (non-Android) linux Smartphone? Curious what type of phones y'all are using and what your experience has been.

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[–] DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago*

I intend to get a Fairphone 5 or 6 and test-drive Ubuntu Touch on it, hoping to daily drive it... but it's all theoretical at this point. If I can't get a real Linux distro to do everything I want reliably, Lineage OS is my fallback plan. I believe in the Fairphone mission, so that'll be my next hardware purchase either way

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