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Introduction to Linux

Understand the fundamentals of using Linux for C programming. Learn about Linux's open-source nature, its differences from Windows, the history of the GNU project, and popular Linux distributions. This lesson helps you grasp how Linux supports C development and the environment it provides.

Does Linux provide the same environment?


Linux is a freely available operating system whose source code is also available.


The standard library functions, such as scanf(), will show the same behavior under Linux as they do in Windows. However, the implementation of these functions might be different from the ...