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Background and History :

1969 - Uniz (Bell laboratories)

  • written in C
  • Over time many variations
  • MacOS is also

1990 - POSIX standard

  • Interface that all Unix systems implement
  • Adopted by Unix-like systems (including Linux)
  • Already many toold that we still use

Linux:

  • Distros: a collection of software components assembled into a working whole and distributed to a group of users.
  • Some important distros that we install when we install linux:
    • High seliability eg. servers
    • User-friendliness like Ubuntu
    • Specialized eg. Kali Linux (hacking tools)
  • 95% of the web servers use linux.
  • 60-80% of mobile devices (almost all android) use Linux. Apple uses Unix like macbook.
  • Desktop PC's only 1-2% use linux.
  • Most famous Linux used: Ubuntu and Linux Mint