Linux is a free, UNIX-based operating system. Unix is a computer operating system that is powerful, designed for multitasking and built to be used by a number of people at once. Linux is Open-Source. This pertains to a type of program whose source code is usually free and is readily available to anyone interested in using and/or working with the program. A simple explanation is web hosting on a Linux-based server allowing developers to create their site within the Linux Operating System. A Linux server enables web developers to use popular and powerful open-source programs like PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Python, Ruby, SSH and many more to build their site.

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