RomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUnfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11imageUnfortunately, no-one can be told what Linux is. You have to install it for yourself.lemmy.worldRomulusCornflakes@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squareusername_1@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoExplanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
minus-squaredurinn@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoThanks for the lol of today.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoNaah! It’s what starts the start menu.
minus-squarePabloSexcrowbar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSo it’s an init system?
minus-squareDeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s an init system for an init system.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s what the init system goes to, to do the real work.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAn OS is basically a broker of hardware resources for applications. And usually ships with some of its own applications. That’s a pretty fair explanation?
minus-squareArcadeep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoSomeone who (somehow) has less money than me
Explanation for dummies: Linux is a launcher of computer programs.
Thanks for the lol of today.
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.
Oh like a slingshot for floppies?
An OS is basically a broker of hardware resources for applications. And usually ships with some of its own applications. That’s a pretty fair explanation?
what is a broker?
Someone who (somehow) has less money than me