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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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[–] 2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Helix

I'd describe it as "NeoVim for people who don't want to spend time configuring it". It has syntax highlighting (for pretty much any language you can think of) and LSP support out of the box. And the config file is just a TOML file. Here's my current config for example:

theme = "monokai_pro_spectrum"

[editor]
line-number = "relative"
middle-click-paste = false

[editor.statusline]
mode.normal = "NORMAL"
mode.insert = "INSERT"
mode.select = "SELECT"

That's it. No need to deal with Lua or VimScript

Also using commands after typing the : is easier than in NeoVim since Helix will show you a list of available commands and a description of the closest match (or the one you choose from the list with the tab key). It looks like this: Screenshot of Helix

I use Helix for quickly editing files and coding

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same, I switched to helix about a year ago, and do all my coding (except for android because of they don't make it easy to not use android studio).

I was on vim for decades, but helix is finally the one that's powerful enough to make me switch.

[–] DeprecatedCompatV2@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

You can also use Intellij Ultimate, the only big missing features are project config if you have mismatched versions of Gradle/AGP/Kotlin as well as the profiler.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This does sound cool and catches my interest.

[–] ntzm@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I really like Helix! When the plugin system comes it will be great, because it's definitely missing some key features