What Is Linux

1. What is Linux?
What is Linux?
• Linux is an free and opensource Operating system (OS). Its source code
of all programs is available for free.
• It powers most systems
• Company servers (Banks, Insurances,..)
• Supercomputers
• Smart Tvs
• Mobile devices
• Network devices
• Automobile
• In cloud computing, the cloud instances in the private or public cloud
environment use Linux as the operating system
What makes Linux great?
• Linux is open source software.
• Linux provides easy access to a powerful and scriptable command-line interface
(CLI).
• users can perform all administration tasks from the CLI. It enables easier
automation, deployment, and provisioning, and simplifies both local and remote
system administration.
• Linux is a modular operating system that allows you to easily replace or remove
components. Components of the system can be upgraded and updated as
needed.
• Components of the system can be upgraded and updated as needed. A Linux
system can be a general-purpose development workstation or an extremely
stripped-down software appliance.
WHAT IS A LINUX DISTRIBUTION?
• A Linux distribution is an installable operating system constructed
from a Linux kernel and supporting user programs and libraries.
• A complete Linux operating system is not developed by a single
organization, but by a collection of independent open source
development communities working with individual software
components.
• A distribution provides an easy way for users to install and manage a
working Linux system.
• Many different Linux distributions exist, with differing goals and criteria
for selecting and supporting the software provided by their distribution.
However, distributions generally have many common characteristics:
• Distributions consist of a Linux kernel and supporting user space programs.
• Distributions can be small and single-purpose or include thousands of open
source programs.
• Distributions must provide a means of installing and updating the distribution
and its components.
• The provider of the distribution must support that software, and ideally, be
participating directly in the community developing that software.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux is Red Hat's commercialized Linux distribution.
Linux distributions
• Redhat
• Fedora
• centos
• Ubuntu
• Suse
• Opensuse
• archLinux
• ….
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is Red Hat's enterprise-ready,
commercially-supported Linux distribution.
• It is the leading platform for open source computing, not just a
collection of mature open source projects.
• RHEL is extensively tested, with a large supporting ecosystem of
partners, hardware and software certifications, consulting services,
training, and multiyear support and maintenance guarantees.
• Red Hat bases its major releases of RHEL on Fedora.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses a subscription-based distribution model.
• Because this is open source software, this is not a license fee. Instead, you
pay for support, maintenance, updates, security patches, access to the
Knowledgebase on the Red Hat Customer Portal
(http://access.redhat.com/), certifications, and so on.
• The customer is paying for long-term support and expertise, commitment,
and assistance when they need it.
• When major updates become available, customers can move to them at
their convenience without paying more.
• It simplifies the management of both the economic and practical aspects of
system updates.
• Red Hat participates in supporting individual open source projects. It
contributes code, developer time, resources, and other support, often
collaborating with developers from other Linux distributions. It helps to
improve the general quality of software for everyone.
• Red Hat sponsors and integrates open source projects into a community-
driven Linux distribution, Fedora. Fedora provides a free working
environment that can serve as a development lab and proving ground for
features that are incorporated into their commercialized products.
• Red Hat stabilizes the software to ensure that it is ready for long term
support and standardization, and integrates it into their enterprise-ready
distribution, RHEL.
TRYING OUT RED HAT ENTERPRISE
LINUX
• There are many different ways to try Red Hat Enterprise Linux. One
way is to download an evaluation copy from the website at
• https://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterpriselinux/evaluation

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