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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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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, and that's exactly what you want if you are on a rolling release, isn't it? If you neglect the rolling release for a month, what did you expect would happen? Also if you have more apps and packages, the more updates will come out. Rolling releases are for people who maintain the system and care about the updates.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What if my pc breaks down or I cannot use it for a month or smth.
On servers and pcs I don't use often yeah its fair

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Read the manual intervention notes from Arch that could be important. And do the update. That's normal and nothing to worrry about, if you know what you are doing.