Guys know something about LINUX... •LINUX, originally created by LINUS TORVALDS, is an operating system that is freely distributed under the terms of the GNU Public License. •It behaves like UNIX, but does not come from the same source code base. Linux is available in both source code and binary form. •Linux offers standard Unix features, such as multiuser support, multitasking, networking, and POSIX compliance. •It supports all the standard UNIX utilities and can compile most major Unix packages with little effort. DOS emulation is also available, and an X Window System-based Microsoft Windows compatibility layer, called WINE, is in development. •The complete Linux operating system consists of the Linux core, or kernel, combined with the utilities and applications required for a fully functional operating system. There are several such combinations, called distributions, put out by various companies, and there is no such thing as an official version. •The Linux operating system is available as many different distributions, each of which contains the Linux kernel, a variety of installation and application programs, and other customized features. •Some distributions are very similar to each other with only minor differences, while other distributions have some significant differences. Also, some distributions are designed for specific types of computers. •Some major distributions include: →Red Hat →Ubuntu →Debian →SuSE →Mandriva →Gentoo →Slackware.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:19:48 +0000