Imagine the terminal having the capability of taking the input from users asking something without worrying about the terminal commands and its syntax and getting the desired response or task done.
Suddenly the terminal may become the most loved feature.
Just a mater of time!

Here is an example of how things will change
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Here is an example of installing neofetch, a great tool to view system information using text based graphics.

Infact the most important tool in a distribution is the package manager which manages the dependencies whenever you install a new component, package or any software.

Dependency is a thing which must be met for these new packages. This is where things go slightly complex.

Keep installing the required packages and increase the functionality.

You can start with a minimal base system and then build upon this to meet your requirements.

Red Hat

Mint

Ubuntu

Arch

Debian

Linux Terminal:
In Linux, the terminal emulates this concept. It provides a text-based interface to interact with the operating system, allowing users to:
1. Execute commands
2. Run programs
3. Manage files and directories
4. Configure system settings
5. Monitor system logs and performance

These terminals were typically dumb devices, meaning they didn't have processing power; they simply sent keyboard input to the mainframe and displayed the output. The terminal's primary function was to provide a interface between the user and the computer.

Origin of the name:
The term "terminal" comes from early days of computing, specifically from the 1960s and 1970s. During this time, computers were massive mainframes, and users accessed them through physical terminals, which were essentially keyboard-and-display devices connected to the mainframe.

In Linux, the terminal (also known as the command-line interface or CLI) is a program that allows users to interact with the operating system by entering commands and receiving text-based output.

Debian and Arch are the most common linux distribution. And these are taken as base and the other linux distribution are build on these bases. This is called as branching. This is the biggest challenge in linux OS development .

Linux Distribution commonly called as Distros are the operating systems created using linux kernel. Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, pop os are some of the most common distros.