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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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Dotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories. (dotfiles-matter.click)

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[–] natecox@programming.dev 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The rust library mentioned there doesn’t support system install paths for windows or macOS, it only uses XDG. I recommend the directories crate which properly supports Linux, Mac, and Windows.

https://github.com/dirs-dev/directories-rs

[–] 6xpipe_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Same with Python. I use a combination of the platformdirs and xdg libraries.

[–] pitbuster@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks I was going to look for one with multi OS support :)