Linux Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel. The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel which was developed by Linus Torvalds, starting in 1991. Popular Linux distributions include Debian, Arch Linux, Kali Linux, Fedora Linux, Alma, Rocky, Cloud Linux and Ubuntu, the latter of which itself consists ... Read more
Operating system An operating system (OS) is system software which manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The four layers which comprise human interaction with any computing system are user, application, operating system and hardware. Windows and Linux are the most prominent general-purpose operating systems. There are other specific-purpose ... Read more
