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2. Linux - Wikipedia

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   A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.

3. Ubuntu - Wikipedia

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   Ubuntu is built on Debian's architecture and infrastructure, and comprises Linux server, desktop and discontinued phone and tablet operating system versions. [30] Ubuntu releases updated versions predictably every six months, [31] and each release receives free support for nine months (eighteen months prior to 13.04) [32] with security fixes, high-impact bug fixes and conservative ...

4. History of Linux - Wikipedia

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   Linus Torvalds in 2002. In 1991, while studying computer science at University of Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel.He wrote the program specifically for the hardware he was using and independent of an operating system because he wanted to use the functions of his new PC with an 80386 processor.

5. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 September 2024. List of software distributions using the Linux kernel This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this ...

6. Debian - Wikipedia

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   Debian (/ ˈdɛbiən /), [5][6] also known as Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and open-source software and optionally non-free firmware or software [7][8] developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993.

7. Linux kernel - Wikipedia

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   Website. kernel.org. The Linux kernel is a free and open source, [12]: 4 UNIX-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and was soon adopted as the kernel for the GNU operating system (OS) which was created to be a free replacement for Unix.

8. Linux distribution - Wikipedia

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   A Linux distribution[a] (often abbreviated as distro) is an operating system made from a software collection that includes the Linux kernel and often a package management system. They are often obtained from the website of each distribution, which are available for a wide variety of systems ranging from embedded devices (for example, OpenWrt ...

9. Bash (Unix shell) - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.gnu.org /software /bash /. Bash, short for Bourne-Again SHell, is a shell program and command language supported by the Free Software Foundation [2] and first developed for the GNU Project [3] by Brian Fox. [4] Designed as a 100% [5] free software alternative for the Bourne shell, [6][7][8] it was initially released in 1989. [9]