“JUAN DE VELASCO” HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

CAREER IN NETWORK DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE

REPORT

NAME: Basic Conceptualization of Linux

1. GENERAL DATA:

FIRST AND SURNAME: DANNY JAVIER TUNKI TAIPE

COMPLETION DATE: 01/10/2020 DELIVERY DATE: 01/17/2020

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2. BACKGROUND:

Ubuntu is an operating system that uses Linux as its core and its origin is based on
Debian. It is focused on the ease and mode of the user and is composed of
software normally distributed under a free or open source license. The initial
objective was to make Debian a distribution that was easier to use and understand
for end users by correcting several of its errors and making some tasks such as
program management easier.

3. HISTORY OF LINUX:

 Linux was born by a computer science student from the city of Helsinki in
1991, Linus Torvalds. Linux begins to “play” with the Minix operating system
(made by Richard Tanenbaum) to explore the possibilities of the 386
microprocessor and thus begins the journey of Linux. Subsequently, Linux
decides to rewrite its operating system from scratch, without using Minix at
all. After requests for help from the Internet community to resolve their
numerous doubts and bitter discussions with Tanenbaum (also in the news), in
1991 he managed to release a version of the kernel that could be considered
usable. This version was made available to everyone, many people
downloaded it and tried it and many people considered that they could
contribute something to this operating system and joined its development.
Linux was gradually improving from that year until today when we are already
on version 2.4 of the kernel.
 Likewise, many people turned Linux into their software development platform,
writing more and more applications for it and providing the operating system
with programs that solved all the problems that can be attacked with a
personal computer, this contributed to increasing the number of software
available for Linux which was very scarce in the early days of the operating
system.
 Another great mark in the history of the evolution of Linux to what it is today
is the appearance of distributions. Distributions are software packages that
basically include the kernel, applications for the kernel, and installation and
maintenance methods for the operating system as well as the applications.
Despite not being completely free in all versions, it has always been a
champion of Linux and has incorporated into its ranks renowned personalities
from the world of Linux (Alan Cox). Later, other types of distributions emerged
such as Suse, Mandrake, Caldera, OpenLinux, etc. that try to make new

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contributions in terms of installation and management, almost all of them

commercial. Special mention must be made of the Debian distribution, Debian
is the only totally free distribution and in which only totally free programs fit.
Debian is maintained by thousands of volunteers who maintain its software
and improve its installation systems day after day to give an increasingly
elaborate result. As a final review of the distributions, I would like to say that
there are also distributions entirely made in our country such as Hispa sources
that try to bring the Hispanic user a little closer to Linux.

3. BASIC CONCEPTS:

 Most software for Linux is free.

One of the main characteristics of Linux is that both the system and the
applications are free and open software. Therefore, although there are always
those who seek to take advantage of it and develop paid and closed source
commercial applications, most of the software is free, maintained by the
community and distributed completely free of charge.

 The first version of Linux occupied only 65KB.

The first version of the kernel, without any additional additions or plugins,
occupied only 65 KB. Today, with the active development that this system has
had, the most basic version of the system has a minimum of 10 million lines of
source code, growing compilation after compilation.

 Over the last 10 years, more than 12,000 developers from more than 1,200
organizations have participated in the development of the system.

More and more people decide to participate in the active development of this
free operating system, to the point that in the last 10 years of activity more than
1,200 organizations from around the world have joined, contributing more than
12,000 developers willing to contribute in the development.

 We can find Linux on practically any hardware in daily use.

Linux is not an operating system that only runs on a specific type of hardware, but
thanks to its open source nature, anyone can develop free drivers for this
operating system so that it can work on televisions, thermostats, Smartphones,

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Tablets. and practically any type of hardware on the market without the user
having to worry about making it work.

 485 of the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world use this operating
system.

As we have said, of the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world, 485 use
this operating system. Thanks to it, the hardware is used much better and security
against unauthorized users is much higher than with other proprietary
alternatives.

 Since the 90s, this operating system has remained protected against viruses and
computer threats.

Throughout its life, this operating system has managed to maintain its security
quite successfully, especially within the realm of general malware such as Trojans,
spyware, and hardware.

Being an open source system, any interested user can analyze the code for
possible flaws and help in the development of a patch that covers any
vulnerabilities identified in it before they become public and hackers begin to
exploit them.

 Linux development is unmatched.

Version 3.15 has undoubtedly been the one with the longest active development
cycle. 7.71 changes have been sent every hour, which translates to 185 changes
per day and almost 1,300 changes per week.

4. WEBGRAPHY:

 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Manual_de_debian.pdf
 https://smaldone.com.ar/documentos/misdocs/tutorial-gnu-linux/index-3.html
 https://html.rincondelvago.com/sistema-operativo-linux_1.html

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