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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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Arch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malware (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Without the AUR Arch becomes a third world country distro because the official repos have only the basics.

Arch has 17,000 packages and is one of the largest distros. If you want more, you can use Debian, or perhaps Ubuntu if you really need non-free drivers and codecs, (or maybe NixOS, which has a fuckton of packages, but you won't get the same quality).

And what do you need so many packages for?