What is Linux#
Linux is perhaps one of the most important modern operating systems it runs the worlds datacenters and many devices that make the world work. It’s a bit arcane so let’s talk about it
Operating Systems and Kernals#
Linux serves as an operating system kernal, as such many people talk about it as if it were an operating system, but it’s really not. The flavors of distributions of Linux are your operating system while Linux is the tool they sit on top of. So if you’ve ever heard of Ubuntu, or Fedora, or Arch (btw) then you’re familiar with the kinds of Operating Systems that Linux enables, but for all intents and purposes you can say that you’re running Linux if you’re on any of these distributions.
Installing Linux#
Installing Linux on your computer is easy, you just have to choose how you’d like to run it. My start with Linux was through Virtualbox (a type 2 hypervisor) the amazing thing about this is that you can experience Linux without having to replace your operating system on your computer entirely. It’s an operating system inside of an operating system.