I am already quite familiar with Linux, in particular Ubuntu variants.
A good question, although I already understand what the answer is: just what is UNIX?
I know that UNIX is one of the oldest operating systems still widely in use today,
and I know that it was originally a product of Bell Labs developed from 1969 onwards.
I am already familiar with the abbreviation ‘distro’ for distribution.
I have actually used most of the variants found on the list,
primarily to install in virtual machines to find out what the user experience is like.
Of the distros on the list, I have used Linux Mint, Ubuntu (and other non-Mint variants, such as Lubuntu,)
Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and I think CentOS.
I did use Red Hat Linux before it was enterprise-only for a little while before migrating to Fedora.
I have only installed Ubuntu (including variants) and Red Hat/Fedora on actual physical hardware.
I am not ashamed to admit that I learned much of what I know about the history, present,
and future of computing from reading articles on Ars Technica, Macrumors, Wikipedia, and ZDNet.
I’m glad that I already am familiar with this topic, and since there are no labs in this chapter,
I cannot comment on that.
