History of Linux operating system

Linux is Unix like operating system.

There is no one distribution of Linux operating system, there are many different distributions each with its own flavor. Some are bleeding edge distributions and some are conservative. Linux distribution is a set of software packages.

Linux was originally developed for personal computers running on x86 architecture.

Majority of servers run on x86 architecture. Android and Chrome OS have Linux roots.

Many of the server on the Internet are running Linux OS.

Many of the embedded systems are also running Linux OS.

It is possible to use Linux for many things. Personally Linux can be used to watch videos, play or create music, run software to create documents or spreadsheets.

Businesses may use Linux to host their applications or web sites.

Linux also found in embedded systems, game consoles, phones.

Linux has philosophy of open source, many people can contribute to new development or fixing issues.

Originally development of Linux started by Linus Torvalds, nowadays many people are involved in Linux development.

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