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But Linux is a Kernel!
Do nothing
This is not a problem; it is fine how it is. Any confusion caused is far too minor to require any action. Any possible gain is too small to be worth the effort.
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But Linux is a Kernel!
"Linux is the name of a kernel, isn't it?", new users could think.
No, because new users think that Linux is an operating system. Only a very few people who already know about the topic are aware ...
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But Linux is a Kernel!
Make this clearer
Use the phrases "operating system" or "kernel" where necessary to avoid ambiguity.
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Help to markdown editing
I don't know where you've seen these "wrong" examples. The basic rule is that one is italic and two is bold:
_italic1_ and *italic2* : italic1 and italic2
__bold1__ and **bold2** : bold1 and bold2
...

terdonMod
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Is there a better way to self teach yourself Linux (besides man pages)
In the 90s I would go over all of the package descriptions after an update of my SuSE linux, mark anything that seemed useful and read more about that, and tried to keep an overview.
I gave up on ...
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