Today’s trends are toward the development of free and platform-independent software Java popularised this concept in the field of programming language and now it is being done by Linux in the operating system.
Linux started out as a Unix variant to run on an IBM PC platform but with one major difference— its source code was freely available under the auspices of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). Due to this, it quickly positioned itself as an alternative to other Unix workstations such as those offered by Sun Microsystem, Compaq, and Silicon Graphics. Due to the high-quality design of its kernel qualities such as stability, modularity, and easy reconfigurability — it is now dominating the corporate world significantly. For example, major banks, investment houses, retail establishments, educational institutions, etc., use it.
To become a good ethical hacker or penetration tester, you need to be conversant with Linux, which is by far one of the most powerful operating systems. Linux is perfect for ethical hacking and penetration testing because it is compatible with a wide variety of related tools and software. In contrast, other operating systems such as Mac and Windows support fewer of this software and tools.
On this page, we will teach you some of the very basics of operating Linux OS. Linux is available in over600 distributions (or an operating system based on the Linux kernel and supporting software and libraries).
Some of the most popular and well-known are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Elementary, Manjaro, Gentoo Linux, RedHat, and Linux Mint.
