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What is Linux and Why There are 100’s of Linux Distributions?

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Abhishek Prakash Chaturvedi
Mar 5, 2020

Cannot figure out what is Linux and why there are so many of Linux? This analogy explains things in a simpler manner.

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Abhishek Prakash Chaturvedi

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