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The GNU project develops programs and utilities for an as yet rudimentary operating system known as "GNU." Since the programs are open-source, they have been adapted to work using the Linux kernel as well. Other than using its programs, there is no direct relationship.
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∙ 10y agoWhen you use Linux, Linux is just the name of the kernel. GNU is the name of the rest of it. So what most call Linux is really GNU+Linux.
When Linus Torvalds wrote the kernel in 1991, others involved in the project looked around to see how much of the rest was already created. GNU was working in the other direction since 1984, and was leaving the kernel to last. If Torvalds didn't write the kernel, someone else would have had to do so. So the Gnu+Linux combination helped reduce a lot of duplication of effort.
Of course, both the GNU and Linux projects had to modify things to be able to work together and make a complete "Linux" distribution. Plus there was more work to be done since the distribution developers had to write installers and make it to where the OS would boot.
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WHY GNU project is important to Linux?
Its dumb
What do you mean by in Linux?
Linux is just the kernel. If you combine utilities that were made as a result of the GNU project with the linux kernel, you get GNU Linux, which is considered as a complete operating system
What is the difference between GNU and Linux environment?
Actually, there is no "Linux environment" since Linux is only the name of the kernel written by Linus Torvalds. GNU is the rest of the operating system. So what most people commonly call "Linux" is really GNU+Linux. Then the various distributions add their own code and changes. The GNU+Linux combination has been completed since 1991. GNU started working on their own kernel called GNU Hurd in 1990. However, it was a more difficult project than anticipated, and the Linux kernel was completed in 1991. It would take another 10 years to complete Hurd, so they used the Linux kernel to make the GNU project usable much sooner. Now Hurd is mostly finished. They continued with Hurd despite the existence of Linux since they put in so much work and there was no reason to waste their effort.
Are GNU Linux both open source operating systems?
Richard Stallman intended GNU to be a full-fledged operating system, but without a kernel, he couldn't do it. At least until he discovered Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel, thus the GNU/Linux (or GNU+Linux) operating system was born.As far as open-source projects are involved, both are open-source projects. And you don't have to only use the Linux kernel with GNU, as there's the GNU/Hurd project, and then the ever-popular Android (runs on a modified Linux kernel, the remaining are developed by Google)
What is bash in Linux?
bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the default shell in most Linux distributions. It was created as part of the GNU project.
What does stand for GNU in Linux?
The accronym "GNU" stands for Gnu Is not Unix. Technically speaking, it's "GNU/Linux" because Linux is the kernel, not the whole thing, we just shorten it to Linux (I do this myself, but I do know that Linux is just the kernel). It is made up of the Linux kernel and several GNU programs (try typing a basic command into a terminal with --help, chances are you could easily find one that says GNU somewhere at the bottom).
What is GNU in operating system?
GNU is a Free Software project which is essential to the Linux operating system. It is a project that provides and distributes a lot of the software which is essential to making a fully-functional operating system distribution based upon the Linux kernel. For example, the Linux tools/commands that allow you to enter and run commands, copy files from one directory to another, compress and uncompress files, search for strings within text files, and mount and unmount filesystems are all GNU-provided tools. In short, GNU is a project which provides a major portion of the base Linux operating system - besides Linux itself which is the kernel and is provided by a separate project. It does not however provide the entire rest of the operating system; primarily just the type of basic tools mentioned above (although a very lot of them). Some GNU software has also been ported to run on other operating systems also. Some people refer to the Linux operating system as GNU/Linux to reflect the major contribution which GNU provides to that operating system.
What is a Linux OS variant?
GNU/Linux? Plenty. Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, Fedora, and many more. Non-GNU Linux? Android.
What is Linux sometimes called?
Some people refers to Linux-based systems as "GNU/Linux" if they use software written fr the GNU operating system.
Which is the open source version of Linux that is available for download and use is?
First of all, it's GNU/Linux not just Linux(which is the name of the kernel). Second, most versions of GNU/Linux are free. Lastly, the most popular version is Ubuntu.
Expansion of GNU?
GNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU Project. GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's NOT UNIX".
It is true or false that Utilities comes with operating systems?
yes the utilities comes from OS An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux.
