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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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Linux Directory Structure - FHS (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there a historical reason?

If you're asking that in anything Linux related, it's probably a Yes 99% of the time LMAO

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not just Linux... 99% of the time you see something weird in the computing world, the reason is going to be "because history."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Looks at the entire networking stack

Yup (unfortunately)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Windows 11 is still reserving A and B drive for floppy discs.