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Anatomy of a Linux distribution

What many people don’t realise is that Linux has a long pedigree. Longer than any other operating system in common use today. Longer than Windows, longer than DOS and longer than Apple (although the MacOS does have the same pedigree as Linux). Linux is based on the Unix operating system which started while I was still making a mess in my daipers and thinking of certain parts of the female anatomy as just delicious food dispensers.

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