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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).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

But Windows Server has GUI. Although a server having GUI (not webui, desktop) is kinda stupid

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

The GUI is optional these days, and there's plenty of Windows servers that don't use it. The recommended administration approach these days is PowerShell remoting, often over SSH now that Windows has a native SSH server bundled (based on OpenSSH).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

I'd say having a GUI is not inherently stupid. The stupid part is, if I understand it correctly, the GUI being a required component and the primary access method.