Linux is frustration, but it will set you free.
Linux is a kernel for OS. See, I told you what Linux is. I did it!
I know it is an obvious term for you techbros, but kernel means nothing to your average person though. I would doubt most of them would even know what an OS is (especially abbreviated like that).
It’s a government agency in the United Kingdom called the Ordnance Survey. They make all the maps.
I was originally set up to help defend against catholic rebellions so it is historically linked to the army. That’s probably where the Colonel comes in to it.
That’s probably where the Colonel comes in to it.
I think its originally French
The pronunciation is from French (Coronel), but the spelling is from Italian (Colonnello)
Explanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
Oh like a slingshot for floppies?
So it’s like the start menu? (j/k)
Naah!
It’s what starts the start menu.
So it’s an init system?
It’s an init system for an init system.
It’s what the init system goes to, to do the real work.
Thanks for the lol of today.
Best explanation of what KERNEL is, it’s like car engine and all electronics around it. It’s all hidden under the hood, but makes the whole thing run.
Cars have been around for long enough that even non techy people understand at least the crudest basics and this helps them understand computer things when used as analogy.
So linux is the CPU?
Yeah, but… but… like, but… if you just explain it, you’ll put people off. You’ve got to get them to install it first so that they get hooked.
Now eat this random pill I found
no… you misu… I have not just found it, of course! I am bringing it from the most delicate source of pills!
It’s not only for operating systems, though.
It’s not only for operating systems, though.
What else? I can hardly imagine using Linux for something except OS.
Maybe they mean embedded systems where full OS isn’t required. Just the kernel and busybox.
Still working on the documentation eh?
Look, just take this pill.
dual boot goes F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2F2
Live boot isos are also available
You take the red pill, you wake up to the real world.
You take the blue pill, you keep dreaming.
You take the green pill, you just get to… try reality out?
It’s important to make sure reality is compatible with your hardware.
As long as your hardware doesn’t say geforce anywhere.
I had this old pc with an old nvidia card, before installation everything worked smoothly, great! Install, reboot, this card is not supported.
Yeah. If Cyrus knew that, he wouldn’t have had to reinstall vista, by turning on all his buds
I’ll just die instead, thanks Morph
Let’s ask Richard Stallman to explain Linux.
Linux… snacks on something from his foot is not an operating system itself. It is merely the kernel, a part of the GNU slash Linux, or, as I’ve recently started to call it, GNU plus Linux operating system.
Can’t. He’s in Dorcia and they won’t let us in.
