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Learning Linux – Lesson Two: How a GNU/Linux OS Works

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Marius Nestor
Sep 30, 2015

The second of the many to come lessons about Linux is here, and today we’re going to talk about how a GNU/Linux distribution works. I will try to explain it to you in a way that anyone can understand, even if you don’t have too much technical skill. I bet that many of you out there get scared very easily of Linux, as an operating system, mostly because you hear about having to use a terminal emulator a lot.

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Marius Nestor

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