July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
896 pages
23h 12m
English
Paul Korzeniowski
Linux is only the kernel of an operating system, the part that controls hardware, manages files, and separates processes. Third-party companies can add multiple install methods, applications, and other add-ons to the Linux systems they ship, which are called Linux distributions. These companies can combine utilities and applications to differentiate their offerings. However, between these products, the actual Linux kernel has remained almost completely the same.
Linux is the brainchild of Linus Torvalds, who created the operating system as a hobby while a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland in 1991. While studying, he developed an interest in ...
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