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GNU Project

The GNU Project is a mass collaborative initiative for the development of free software, specifically a free operating system called GNU. Read Full Definition

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GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL)

The GNU General Public License, often shortened to GNU GPL (or simply GPL), lists terms and conditions for the copying, modification and redistribution of open source software. Read Full Definition

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gzip (GNU zip)

Gzip (GNU zip) is a free and open source algorithm for file compression. The software is overseen by the GNU project.... (Continued) Read Full Definition

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GNU/Linux

GNU/Linux is a Unix-like operating system made up of different OS components and services that create the Linux OS. Read Full Definition

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GNU GRUB

GNU GRUB (or just GRUB) is a boot loader package that supports multiple operating systems on a computer... (Continued) Read Full Definition

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GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment)

GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a graphical user interface (GUI) and set of computer desktop applications for Linux operating system (OS) users. Read Full Definition

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Debian

Debian is a popular and freely available computer operating system (OS) that uses a Unix-like kernel -- typically Linux -- alongside other program components, many of which come from GNU Project. Read Full Definition

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bash (Bourne again shell)

Bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the free and enhanced version of the Bourne shell distributed with Linux and GNU operating systems. Read Full Definition

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Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux is a small, security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on the musl C standard library and BusyBox utilities instead of GNU. Read Full Definition

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Git

Git is an open source distributed version control system that is available for free under the GNU General Public License version 2. Read Full Definition

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