Describe Linux and list some of its features. Explain those features.
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Describe Linux and list some of its features. Explain those features.
Linux is a system of Unix-like open-source OS based on the Linux kernel, an OS kernel that Linus Torvalds first published on September 17, 1991. Usually, Linux is bundled in a container under Linux.
Distributions have included Linux kernel and the applications and libraries operating the framework, some of which are supported by the GNU Project. The Free Software Foundation utilizes the title GNU/Linux to highlight the significance of GNU software, creating some debate, but most Linux releases use the term 'Linux' in their names.
Some of the key features of Linux Operating System are:
- Portable
- Open Source
- Multi-user
- Multiprogramming
- Hierarchical File System
- Shell
- Security
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