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  2. sudo - Wikipedia

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    The current Linux manual pages for su define it as "substitute user", making the correct meaning of sudo "substitute user, do", because sudo can run a command as other users as well. [10] [11] Unlike the similar command su , users must, by default, supply their own password for authentication, rather than the password of the target user.

  3. Bash (Unix shell) - Wikipedia

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    As a command processor, Bash operates within a text window where users input commands to execute various tasks. It also supports the execution of commands from files, known as shell scripts, facilitating automation. In keeping with Unix shell conventions, Bash incorporates a rich set of features, including: Interactive and non-interactive ...

  4. User-mode Linux - Wikipedia

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    User-mode Linux. User-mode Linux ( UML) is a virtualization system for the Linux operating system based on an architectural port of the Linux kernel to its own system call interface, which enables multiple virtual Linux kernel-based operating systems (known as guests) to run as an application within a normal Linux system (known as the host).

  5. chmod - Wikipedia

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    Type. Command. License. coreutils: GPLv3. Plan 9: MIT License. In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, chmod is the command and system call used to change the access permissions and the special mode flags (the setuid, setgid, and sticky flags) of file system objects ( files and directories ).

  6. Linux console - Wikipedia

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    The Linux console is a system console internal to the Linux kernel. A system console is the device which receives all kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user mode. [1] The Linux console provides a way for the kernel and other processes to send text output to the user, and to receive text input from the user.

  7. Linux - Wikipedia

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    A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.

  8. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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    Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86-64 general-purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most software by following a rolling-release model. The default installation is a minimal base system, configured by the user to only add what is purposely required. Distribution.

  9. su (Unix) - Wikipedia

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    The Unix command su, which stands for 'substitute user' [1] [2] (or historically 'superuser' [3] [4] ), is used by a computer user to execute commands with the privileges of another user account. When executed it invokes a shell without changing the current working directory or the user environment. When the command is used without specifying ...