Linux
is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by
Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the
world. Developed under the GNU General Public License (link
to GNU), the source code for Linux is freely available to
everyone.
What
is the Linux Operating System and what can it be used
for?
Linux
is an Operating System, which acts as a communication service
between hardware (physical equipment of a computer) and its
software (applications which make use of the hardware) of a
computer system. The Linux Operating System is used
throughout the world for many purposes, here are just a few of
its uses in the world today:
Applications Servers
Database Servers
Workstations
X Terminal Clients
Unix Development
Network Servers
Internet Servers
Cluster Computing
Embedded Systems
and much more...
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