Linux Operating System: A Complete Linux Guide for Beginners - Brief History

The video tutorial explores the origins of the Linux operating system, highlighting its creation by Travers, who aimed to develop an open-source system similar to Unix. In 1991, the first version was released, followed by a polished version in 1994. Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation also worked on Unix-like systems, and their combined efforts led to the Linux OS. Due to its open-source nature, many developers created various Linux-based operating systems, resulting in a wide range of distributions like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, and Manjaro. The tutorial concludes with a preview of the next lecture, which will delve into the major Linux families and their differences.

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