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K. HitchcockThe Enterprise Linux Administratorhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8801-6_2

2. Origins and Brief History

Kenneth Hitchcock1  
(1)
Hampshire, UK
 

In Chapter 1, we discussed the basic IT knowledge required to start working in an enterprise Linux role. These IT basics would give you the foundational knowledge to stay afloat when discussing general technical issues without pushing you too far beyond your limits.

This chapter takes a break from checking what you know and acts as the introduction to Linux. We will look at the history of Unix and Linux without digging too much into the details; we will step through the rough timeline of how Linux came ...

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