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  2. Magic SysRq key - Wikipedia

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    The key combination consists of Alt+SysRq and another key, which controls the command issued. SysRq may be released before pressing the command key, as long as Alt remains held down. The combinations always assume the QWERTY keyboard layout; [ citation needed ] for example, on the Dvorak keyboard layout , the combination to shut down the system ...

  3. Windows Subsystem for Linux - Wikipedia

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    WSL beta was introduced in Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Update) on August 2, 2016. Only Ubuntu (with Bash as the default shell) was supported. WSL beta was also called "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows" or "Bash on Windows". WSL was no longer beta in Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update), released on October 17, 2017.

  4. Booting process of Linux - Wikipedia

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    A bootable device can be storage devices like floppy disk, CD-ROM, USB flash drive, a partition on a hard disk (where a hard disk stores multiple OS, e.g Windows and Fedora), a storage device on local network, etc. [7] A hard disk to boot Linux stores the Master Boot Record (MBR), which contains the first-stage/primary bootloader in order to be ...

  5. Linux Mint - Wikipedia

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    Linux Mint 2.0 'Barbara' was the first version to use Ubuntu as its codebase and its GNOME interface. It had few users until the release of Linux Mint 3.0, 'Cassandra'. [14] [15] Linux Mint 2.0 was based on Ubuntu 6.10, [citation needed] using Ubuntu's package repositories and using it as a codebase. It then followed its own codebase, building ...

  6. Linux - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Family of Unix-like operating systems This article is about the family of operating systems. For the kernel, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation). Operating system Linux Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux Developer Community contributors, Linus Torvalds Written ...

  7. List of terminal emulators - Wikipedia

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    Unix-based, Windows: Terminal emulator implemented in Rust: Windows Console: Character: Local Windows: Windows command line terminal Windows Terminal: Character: Local Windows: Default terminal on Windows x3270 Block: tn3270: Linux, macOS, Windows: Multi-platform open-source terminal emulator available for macOS, Linux and Windows xfce4 ...

  8. Unix shell - Wikipedia

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    tcsh and sh shell windows on a Mac OS X Leopard [1] desktop. A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a command line user interface for Unix-like operating systems. The shell is both an interactive command language and a scripting language, and is used by the operating system to control the execution of the system using ...

  9. Peppermint OS - Wikipedia

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    Peppermint's namesake is Linux Mint. [15] The developers originally wanted to make use of configuration and utilities sourced from Linux Mint coupled with an environment that was less demanding on resources and more focused on web integration. They felt that the concept was a "spicier" version of Mint, so the name Peppermint was a natural fit. [7]