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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).

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

These days, AFAIK network boot is done thru initramfs. It loads rootfs in most cases I've seen tho.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

True, network boot is not best example. Shared /usr is much better one. For example if you are school that wants to buy 100 thin clients for very cheap.