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Today, I will talk to you about how to analyze the programming concepts of GNU and Linux. Many people may not understand it very well. In order to make you understand better, the editor has summarized the following contents for you. I hope you can get something from this article.

When learning GNU/Linux, you may encounter problems that you do not understand. Here is a comprehensive concept of GNU/Linux, which I will share with you below.

Linux is a computer operating system: a series of programs that allow you to interact with your computer and run other programs.

The operating system consists of a variety of basic programs. They enable computers to communicate with users and accept instructions, read data or write it to hard drives, tapes or printers, control the use of memory, and run other software. The most important part of the operating system is the kernel. In GNU/Linux systems, Linux is the kernel component. The rest of the system is mainly composed of programs written and provided by the GNU project. Because the Linux kernel alone cannot be a working operating system, we prefer to use the word "GNU/Linux" to express what people usually call "Linux".

Linux is based on the Unix operating system. Since its birth, it has been designed as a multi-tasking, multi-user system. These features make Linux completely different from other well-known operating systems. In fact, Linux is more special than you can imagine. Contrary to other operating systems, no one really owns Linux, and most of its development work is done by unpaid volunteers.

The development work that later evolved into a GNU/Linux system began in 1984. At that time, the Free Software Foundation began to develop a free Unix-like operating system called GNU.

GNU/Linux Project has developed a large number of free software tools and Unix-like operating systems for Unix ™, such as Linux. These tools enable users to perform tasks ranging from everyday tasks (such as copying and deleting files in the system) to mysterious operations such as writing and compiling programs or skillfully editing multiple document formats.

Although many organizations and individuals have contributed to the development of Linux, the Free Software Foundation is still a single contributor. He not only created most of the tools used in Linux, but also provided a theoretical and social basis for the existence of Linux.

The Linux kernel was introduced in 1991. At the time, a Finnish computer science student named Linus Torvalds released an early version of the Minix replacement kernel on the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.minix. Take a look at Linux International's Linux history.

With the help of several trusted agents, Linus Torvalds has been coordinating the work of hundreds of developers. A weekly summary of what is discussed on the linux-kernel mailing list can be seen on Kernel Traffic. For more information about linux-kernel mailing list, please refer to linux-kernel mailing list Q & A.

Linux users have a great deal of freedom in choosing software. For example, Linux users can choose from dozens of different command line shells and a variety of graphical desktops. This often leaves users of other operating systems at a loss, never even thinking that the command line and desktops are actually replaceable.

Linux rarely crashes, is suitable for running multiple programs at the same time, and is more secure than most operating systems. With these advantages, Linux has become the fastest growing operating system in the server market. Recently, it has also begun to become more and more popular among home and business users.

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