Anonymous
6/24/2025, 3:36:58 PM
No.105689986
>>105689883
>Unix
Unix is an OS created in the 1960s. Unix was designed to be a multitasking, multi-user system, which means many people can use it at the same time, and it can run multiple tasks simultaneously.
>GNU (GNU’s Not Unix)
GNU is a free software project that was started in the 1980s by Richard Stallman. The GNU project developed software that could replace the proprietary Unix components, such as the kernel, utilities, and tools needed for an OS.
However, the GNU project didn't have a full kernel yet.
>Linux
Linux is a kernel, which is the core part of an OS that controls the hardware and allows software to interact with the hardware. It was created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
The Linux kernel alone isn't enough to form a full OS, but when combined with the GNU tools (and other software), you get a complete, working system.
>Debian
Debian is a distribution (or "distro") of Linux. A Linux distribution is a full OS that includes the Linux kernel, plus software like applications, utilities, and package management tools.
So, what it adds to GNU/Linux is:
1. Package Management: Debian uses "APT" to install/update software.
2. Preconfigured Settings: Debian comes with pre-set configs for the kernel, system settings, and UI to be usable out of the box.
3. Software Repositories: Debian provides a collection of software that’s stored in online repos.
4. Installer: Debian includes an installer that makes it easy to install it on your computer.
>in short
- Unix provides the original ideas and design for multi-tasking, multi-user systems.
- GNU provides many of the tools and utilities (like compilers, file utilities, shells, etc.) needed to make a system usable.
- Linux provides the kernel, the core part that connects everything together and interacts with the hardware.
- Debian is a complete, user-friendly distribution of Linux that includes everything (kernel, software, tools, package management) to make it a usable OS for people
>Unix
Unix is an OS created in the 1960s. Unix was designed to be a multitasking, multi-user system, which means many people can use it at the same time, and it can run multiple tasks simultaneously.
>GNU (GNU’s Not Unix)
GNU is a free software project that was started in the 1980s by Richard Stallman. The GNU project developed software that could replace the proprietary Unix components, such as the kernel, utilities, and tools needed for an OS.
However, the GNU project didn't have a full kernel yet.
>Linux
Linux is a kernel, which is the core part of an OS that controls the hardware and allows software to interact with the hardware. It was created in 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
The Linux kernel alone isn't enough to form a full OS, but when combined with the GNU tools (and other software), you get a complete, working system.
>Debian
Debian is a distribution (or "distro") of Linux. A Linux distribution is a full OS that includes the Linux kernel, plus software like applications, utilities, and package management tools.
So, what it adds to GNU/Linux is:
1. Package Management: Debian uses "APT" to install/update software.
2. Preconfigured Settings: Debian comes with pre-set configs for the kernel, system settings, and UI to be usable out of the box.
3. Software Repositories: Debian provides a collection of software that’s stored in online repos.
4. Installer: Debian includes an installer that makes it easy to install it on your computer.
>in short
- Unix provides the original ideas and design for multi-tasking, multi-user systems.
- GNU provides many of the tools and utilities (like compilers, file utilities, shells, etc.) needed to make a system usable.
- Linux provides the kernel, the core part that connects everything together and interacts with the hardware.
- Debian is a complete, user-friendly distribution of Linux that includes everything (kernel, software, tools, package management) to make it a usable OS for people