What is Linux?

Linux is an operating system which was originally built and designed by Finnish computer scientist Linus Torvalds in 1991. Linux is famous in technological circles because of its robust security, overall speed, efficiency, free distribution, platform compatibility, diverse hardware configurations, and more. As well, Linux has become well known for excelling in multi-user network environments. Linux is based on the Linux Kernel and is designed in a similar manner to Unix. Linux has a very different user interface compared to traditional operating systems like Microsoft Windows and macOS, but can use both.