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this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2023
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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).
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deb was always the most distribudet packaging method due to ubuntu and debian based distro popularity but ubuntu decided to get away from it in favor of snaps, removing a lot of incentive for devs to distribute it, probably coupled with the events of arch becoming a meme big enough that it's non-business popularity exploded, what used to be a natural act for app devs became a question.
And debs weren't recommended since long ago but nobody cared about that