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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What feature/utility/app are you surprised is not installed by default in Linux distributions? (lemdro.id)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

nslookup quite a few times I'd try and resolve a domain name only to find out the command isn't available and I'd need to google what package adds it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I thought it was deprecated in favor of the host and dig commands.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

no nslookup, go with dig