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Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. As an operating system, Linux is software that sits underneath all of the other software on a computer, receiving requests from those programs and relaying these requests to the computer’s hardware. Learn more on our what is Linux resource page.

LinuxQuestions.org celebrates sweet 16

The founder of LinuxQuestions.org looks back on the site's humble beginnings and its vibrant community.

Managing devices in Linux

Explore how the /dev directory gives you direct access to your devices in Linux.

25 years of Linux in 5 minutes

Jeremy Garcia of LinuxQuestions.org and Bad Voltage (a podcast) delivers 25 years of Linux in five minutes: starting with Linux's first steps as "just a hobby" for creator…

Build a VR web application in 15 minutes

In 15 minutes, you can develop a virtual reality application and run it in a web browser, on a VR headset, or with Google Daydream. The key is A-Frame, an open source toolkit…

How to run commands at shutdown on Linux

Linux and Unix systems have long made it pretty easy to run a command on boot. Just add your command to /etc/rc.local and away you go. But as it turns out, running a command…

An introduction to Linux filesystems

This article is intended to be a very high-level discussion of Linux filesystem concepts. It is not intended to be a low-level description of how a particular filesystem type…

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