139
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2026
139 points (100.0% liked)
Linux
66388 readers
301 users here now
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
- No misinformation
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
founded 7 years ago
MODERATORS
Keep in mind windows users don’t install their os from scratch. The OEM will include those in their deployment.
And, at this point, they're being actively discouraged from doing so.
I wouldn't be surprised if, in the future, Windows doesn't even offer an installer of any kind ... or at least feature-locks the ability to install it yourself to 'professional' editions that cost more.
No they aren’t.
You can get your original install media from the OEM.
Including a bunch of drivers and software adds more to an already large installation. I downloaded the latest iso the other day and it was over 6gb in size.
There honestly might be licensing implications that they are avoiding by not including software and drivers, something open source doesn’t need to worry about too much.
The last Linux install I performed had similar issues with the video card driver.