Daily interesting computer knowledge, today’s topic: Linux
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The English pronunciation of Linux is /ˈlɪnəks/, which is phonetically similar to “林纳克斯” in Chinese. For those who are unsure of the pronunciation, you can listen to the standard pronunciation audio by its creator 📻
http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/torvalds-says-linux.wav
The name Linux is a combination; the first part comes from the first two letters of the name of its creator Linus Torvalds, and the suffix nux mimics the ending sound of another operating system, Unix.
In 1991, a Finnish university student, Linus Torvalds (at the age of 21), wrote the initial version of the Linux kernel on his own computer, then released it online and invited everyone to improve it, thus Linux was born.
Due to its open-source nature, low resource consumption, and extreme stability, Linux is often used in servers, smartphones (the Android system released by Google in 2007 is based on the Linux kernel), and embedded devices.
The Linux system we often refer to is actually called a Linux distribution, which has many versions, such as Ubuntu, commonly used by beginners, which, once installed, operates similarly to Windows or Mac.
There are also many references to the Linux kernel, which actually refers to the core code of the Linux system, responsible only for hardware management (such as CPU and memory) and process scheduling, without a user interface or applications; it is the underlying engine of the operating system. The complete set consists of the kernel + application software (such as desktop, browser) + tools, which together form the operating system that users can directly use.
Linus Torvalds is also the founder of Git, the version control system we commonly use. In 2005, he designed Git to efficiently manage the development of the Linux kernel; such productivity from a great mind!
In daily development, servers often choose Linux, and backend and operations teams frequently interact with it. As an ambitious programmer, we should all be familiar with Linux and master some common Linux commands. Today’s interaction: What are your commonly used Linux commands?
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