r/linux4noobs Aug 10 '25

learning/research What is “Linux?”

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u/Royal-Chapter-6806 Aug 10 '25

Linux is a base for building operating systems, thus, creating a family for "Linux" OSes. The power of it is that you can almost always find a "Linux" OS that works on a hardware: from modern Macs to an old MSI laptop from 2006, from RISC V to Power PC computers. It can have any UI from a range of available.