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Rythmike: What is Linux?

INTRO

Under Linux, we have a lot of choices. There are indeed many distributions that offer different versions of Linux, fortunately all compatible with each other. The easiest to use is certainly Ubuntu, a very popular and easy-to-use distribution.

Operating system

Linux, or GNU/Linux, is a family of Unix-type open source operating systems based on the Linux kernel, created in 1991 by Linus Benedict Torvalds. He was born on December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland. He is an American-Finnish computer scientist. Many Linux distributions have since emerged. They are an important vector for the popularization of the free software movement.

Debian-based distributions :

Default user interfaces :

Shell Unix, KDE Plasma, MATE, Cinnamon, Unity, LXDE, Elementary OS, Xfce. They are the graphic engines of Linux distributions. Graphical interfaces can be combined on Linux distributions (e.g. Ubuntu Mate, Ubuntu Xfce, etc.).

The other Linux distributions :

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