The Linux Operating System

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The report will cover the history of Linux, its business operations and its purpose. The report will also describe Linux's popular software in comparison to other commercials systems.

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[...] Linux runs perfectly fine as a personal UNIX system and on large servers. Linux supports a much wider range of hardware than UNIX and because of the Open Source model, any driver for certain hardware can be written by anyone. Many universities and companies are beginning to use Linux instead of UNIX because it can provide the functionality of a workstation on PC hardware at a fraction of the cost. There are other free UNIX versions available such as FreeBSD. [...]

[...] Its stability and web administration tools are the reasons why many webmasters rely on Debian/GNU for their server. -Slackware: As one of the first distributions of Linux created, Slack ware continues to be fairly popular. It also includes the usual X Window System, GNOME, and KDE. Slackware asserts its excellent stability. But there are very few updates. -SuSE Linux: Originally created by German programmers, this distribution has become quite popular in Europe. Now it starts being famous in the United States. This is the distribution, which contains the most software's. It is also recommended for newer users. [...]

[...] Linux is not just for personal computer users. It is able to handle bigger tasks of running large networks. Many businesses are turning to Linux to run their workstations. An increasing number of people are becoming aware of the powerful features Linux has to offer and many are switching over to Linux. Linux versus Windows 95 and Windows 98 Linux and Windows 95/98 are two totally different operating systems. It is difficult to compare them. Windows 95/98 is run on personal PCs and is not used to manage no more than a small home network. [...]

[...] Many users prefer Red Hat Linux because it is easy to use, installing and for the technical support. This distribution contains the X Windows System, GNOME, and KDE desktop environments. Red Hat includes the Star Office suite. -Mandrake: Yet another popular distribution is Linux Mandrake. This distribution is based on Red Hat. This is the most recent. Like Red Hat it contains the X Windows System, GNOME, and KDE desktop environments. It was translated into several languages. At the end of the last year, Mandrake Corporation sold a Linux especially developed for playing video games. [...]

[...] A power or internet oriented user would probably choose something like Caldera, Slackware, or Debian/GNU. VII - Linux vs. other operating system Linux is not the only operating system on the market. Yet Linux's market base is growing very rapidly and its number of users keeps increasing. Why Linux? There are many reasons to use Linux. Linux is an affordable alternative to the more expensive UNIX operating system. It allows users to develop and test UNIX software without having to spend money to buy the operating system. [...]