Linux Operating System

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Linux Operating System

Linux

Linux is a free operating system. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Linux History

Linux, computer operating system created in the early 1990s by Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds and the Free Software Foundation

Linux 1.0

Linux 1.0, was released on March 14, 1994, more than three years after Linus’ initial announcement. It featured 176,250 lines of code. Version 2.0 followed in 1996.

Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the main developer of the Linux kernel, used by Linux distributions and other operating systems such as Android.

Linux Today

Today, Linux is authored and maintained by a group of several thousand (if not more) developers loosely collaborating across the Internet. Companies have sprung up to provide Linux support, to package it into easy-to-install distributions, and to sell workstations pre-installed with the Linux software. In March

Why do hackers use Linux?

Linux is an extremely popular operating system for hackers. There are two main reasons behind this. First off, Linux's source code is freely available because it is an open source operating system. Malicious actors use Linux hacking tools to exploit vulnerabilities in Linux applications, software, and networks.

Kinds of Linux

UBUNTU

LINUX MINT

Ubuntu was specifically designed for beginners in Linux or those transitioning from mac and Windows.

Is a hugely popular community-driven Linux distro based on Ubuntu. It has transcended time to provide one of the most elegant, and user-friendly distributions loved by desktop users and professionals alike.

Is Linux Legal?

Linux as a whole are legal, and downloading them is also legal. A lot of people think that Linux is illegal because most people prefer to download them via torrent, and those people automatically associate torrenting with illegal activity

Why it’s a penguin?

Linus recounts a story in which he was bitten by an angry penguin, infecting him with a (made-up) disease called “penguinitis”.

How powerful Linux is?

Linux is used by every major space programme in the world, including NASA and the ESA. Private space companies like SpaceX also leverage it, with the latter having completed 65 space missions (and counting) with the assistance of a fault-resistant Linux system in their powerful Falcon 9 rockets.

How powerful Linux is?

Linux totally dominates supercomputers. As of 2018 100% of the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers run Linux. Impressive!

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