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I found this netbook(?) somewhere in old things and just wonder: can linux be installed on it?

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 52 points 4 months ago

It’s already running Linux. You just showed us a screenshot of it running Android, which is Linux.

[-] tate@lemmy.sdf.org -5 points 4 months ago

For better or worse the more correct name GNU/Linux did not catch on and is universally shortened to Linux. Android uses the Linux kernel, but is not GNU/Linux, and therefore is not Linux.

[-] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 31 points 4 months ago

Alpine Linux users are in shambles.

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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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