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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).

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I just realized all my teachers use ubuntu (sh.itjust.works)

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I study math at uni and I was shocked realizing all my teachers use ubuntu on both their laptop and work desktop

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

my whole university email server was accessed via telnet. So everyone used tty for email.

I think there may have been a gui or mail app that you coud point to it, but no one did. There was about a million(trillian?) gui's people used for icq messaging though.

[–] LeFantome 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wait what? Telnet? I am guessing cybersecurity is not one of the classes available at your school.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

it might've been ssh i can't really remeber. The library catalog was maybe the telnet one. IIRC don't think either service was accesible via the internet though.