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    What is Linux? Linux® is an open source operating system (OS). It was originally conceived of and created as a hobby by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Linus, while at university, sought to create an alternative, free, open source version of the MINIX operating system, which was itself based on the principles and design of Unix.
    **Linux** is a family of **open-source Unix-like operating systems** based on the **Linux kernel**.The kernel was **initially released** by **Linus Torvalds** on **September 17, 1991**.
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    Kernel – This is the one piece of the whole that is actually called ‘Linux’. The kernel is the core of the system and manages the CPU, memory, and peripheral devices. The kernel is the lowest level of the OS. Init system – This is a sub-system that bootstraps the user space and is charged with controlling daemons.
    A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.
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