To clear it up I am referring to just the kernel. You can set anything you’d like as PID 1 so we can have a non-unixlike userland. For example, some users set their kernel to boot directly into Emacs, without an init system.

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    me reading your comment: 😪 Can I just get a non-MS win10 alternative that isn’t exactly like moving to a new country requiring I learn a new language and culture?

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      9 hours ago

      No. Because your vendor has locked you in and conditioned you for so long. They intentionally make this transition difficult. But once you’ve done it once, it’s easy to do it as many times as you need.

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      It’s not as hard as moving to a different country, really. What the comment described was quite technical internal working of an OS, neither of which does really concern you as a user.

      If you simply want to switch to Linux, use some beginner friendly distro (Linux Mint, Fedora etc.) and you’re done.