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Linux
A family of open-source operating systems widely used on servers, cloud systems and devices
What's it for?
Provides a widely used operating system for servers, cloud services and many other devices.
For example…
The company’s APIs run on Linux virtual machines in Azure; nobody logs into a Windows desktop on those boxes
A web service runs on a Linux server, where administrators use command-line tools to manage processes, files and updates
Think of it like…
Public recipe for a kitchen: many restaurants cook from it, each with their own house style