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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've dealt with systems that lack sed and awk. Bash builtins and other standard tools like cut and tr take care of ... well, everything.

[–] bizdelnick@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Systems with bash but without standard POSIX utils? I know some without bash (freebsd by default, busybox based distros etc.) and with grep, sed and awk, but not vice versa.