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Linux is a POSIX-compliant, UNIX-like operating system created by Linus Torvalds. He started work on Linux in 1991, while enrolled as a student at the University of Helsinki. It was started as a non-commercial alternative to MINIX which was created by Prof. Andrew S. Tannenbaum. While it originally consisted of only the kernel, Torvalds initiated a switch to the GNU General Public License created by Richard M. Stallmann which resulted in the creation of a complete operating system. Linux uses a monolithic kernel design as comparison to a micro-kernel design.

The Linux kernel and many other parts of the operating system promote the concepts of free software and open source software development. It finds use on a wide variety of hardware, from large servers to small embedded systems, along within diverse application domains. There exists a large vibrant community of application and kernel developers for Linux, although the kernel development and releases are still directed by Torvalds. The user interface has matured over the years and various options exist, such as Gnome, KDE, XFCE, etc.

Various “flavors” or distributions of Linux exist in the market, such as Redhat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, Mandrake, Gentoo, etc. While it gains popularity in the server segment with close to 12% of the market share, it is limited to 1–2% of the desktop segment.

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  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• Insecure dependency in open while running setuid at?

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
  Ok I am trying to make an almost bleeding edge linux distro using the LFS version 6.5 but I keep getting this error during the linux kernel headers check. Insecure dependency in open while running setuid at scripts/headers_install.pl line 31 Then the script fails. I already tried chowning all the files in my ...
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• unable to boot from CD in Acer Aspire 5738z

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
  Hi, I have purchased an Acer Aspire 5738z laptop with Windows Vista installed. I want to install Ubuntu on it. It may sound stupid but I am unable to boot from the Ubuntu live cd. Previously in my other systems, pressing F2, F8, F12 or Del would enable me to enter into BIOS setup. But these keys dont seem to be ...
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• Dell Mini issue, KNOPPIX filesystem not found

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• CentOS command-line Program to Randomly change my MAC address?

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• recordmydesktop is skipping frames

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• dnsmasq: failed to bind DHCP server socket: Address already in use

  
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• ntfs-config problem in suse 11.0

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• boot problem

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• My USB does not have a valid partition table.

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
  I am a very beginner in ubuntu. I just bought a new 16GB USB drive yesterday. I tried to make two partitions 8 GB each. I used GParted on my Ubuntu 9.10. My computer took a long time and restarted automatically. When the computer restarted, it did not recognize the USB drive. When I go back to Gparted, it shows 8 MB ...
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• Editing host file

  
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• Ubuntu upgrading problems

  
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• Possible to stop writing to ext superblock/inode etc

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
  Hi I have a read-only file system set up. Everything works fine however I know for a fact that some writes to my disk are still occuring (during the boot process). I now believe this is because the writes are to the EXT3 superblock which will still be written to even if the storage device is mounted readonly. Is ...
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• Embedded x86 Linux

  
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• which terminal to use with gnuplot to work with pdf latex

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
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• Security Justice Special Edition – Interview with Richard Bejtlich (@taosecurity)

  
  Security Justice — Authority: 108
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• If Windows, Linux and OSX Opened Cafes…

  
  Open Source Pixels — Authority: 157
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• How to install Ubuntu Tweak on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

  
  Help Desk Screeds — Authority: 129
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• Wyplenie ubuntu z dodtkowym programem pomocy!

  
  polish:Elite:board — Authority: 169
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• The next document I put together will be done with LyX

  
  Open Source Pixels — Authority: 157
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