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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's incredibly powerful when used like this. The real time nature of it is super nice. If you have a quick question, you almost can't beat it.

Another thing it is great for us explaining what commands do. So if you are following a tutorial or blog and want to double check that a command is safe, it's great at that.