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Linux is an operating system, like macOS or Windows. It is also the most popular Open Source and free, as in freedom, operating system.
It powers the vast majority of the servers that compose the Internet. It's the base upon which everything is built upon. But not just that. Android is based on (a modified version of) Linux.
The Linux "core" (called kernel) was born in 1991 in Finland, and it went a really long way from its humble beginnings. It went on to be the kernel of the GNU Operating System, creating the duo GNU/Linux.
There's one thing about Linux that corporations like Microsoft and Apple, or Google, will never be able to offer: the freedom to do whatever you want with your computer.
The Linux Commands Handbook follows the 80/20 rule: learn in 20% of the time the 80% of a topic. I find this approach gives a well-rounded overview. This book does not try to cover everything under the sun related to Linux and its commands. It focuses on the small core commands that you will use the 80% or 90% of the time, trying to simplify the usage of the more complex ones. All those commands work on Linux, macOS, WSL, and anywhere you have a UNIX environment. I hope the contents of this book will help you achieve what you want: get comfortable with Linux.
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