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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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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I think the main problem lies in the community.

Not everyone, but a few vocal rotten apples are hostile to new users who either:

Don't already know the answer to their own question
Are not using their distro
Didn't immediately read the wiki entry for their exact problem

This kind of gatekeeping is why some people are put off of Linux and the community as a whole. Just because someone asks a question you think is obvious, doesn't mean it's obvious to them.

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[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

For number 3, it is only gatekeeping if the person asking for help can't read.

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[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

Oh hi it's me. Archwiki and tldr are great, but man pages explain things adequately about 20% of the time.

Many of the Ms we're supposed to R aren't very well written, and we need to be open to explaining how things work in different ways if we want others to take up with the things we like.

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[–] Redkey@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

Man pages are the only reference material I know that has more information-free circular definition chains than Wikipedia. And I imagine that it's for much the same reason; they're primarily written and fought over by experts who only need terse reminder notes for themselves, and who can't remember what it was like not spending every day up to their elbows in the subject.