What is Linux?


  • In general, Linux implies rather just a Kernel than a whole OS.

  • Linux OS distributions include
    generic or customized Kernel and
    generic or customized GNU software (shells and applications).

  • Source codes of the Kernel, shells and GNU applications are freely available to anyone.

  • Traditional tools for Linux administration and development: 
         C - programming language
   Shell scripting
   Perl
   Python