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A Newbie’s Initiation To Linux
By Stefan Neagu
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A Newbie‟s Initiation To Linux
Glossary
You might encounter a lot of gibberish further on in the guide, words you‟ve probably never
heard of in your life. To lend you a helping hand, we‟ve spelled out some of the most
prominent ones, and their meanings.
Kernel
- the core functionality of an operating system, it translates commands from other
software directly to the hardware interfaces.
Distributions
- operating systems based on the Linux kernel.
CLI/Terminal
- stands for Command Line Interface, a method of interaction with the computer
based on text commands entered at the prompt.
GUI
- stands for Graphical User Interface, a method of interaction with the computer that
makes use of visual representations of elements: files, folders and actions. It is the standard
environment for modern consumer oriented operating systems.
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