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Introduction To Linux

Linux is an operating system developed in 1991 by Linus Torvalds, combining its kernel with GNU software to form various distributions like Ubuntu and RedHat. It is widely used on servers, supercomputers, and embedded systems due to its stability, security, and support from major corporations. Governments are increasingly adopting Linux for its cost-effectiveness and reliability, with many countries transitioning from Windows.

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Introduction To Linux

Linux is an operating system developed in 1991 by Linus Torvalds, combining its kernel with GNU software to form various distributions like Ubuntu and RedHat. It is widely used on servers, supercomputers, and embedded systems due to its stability, security, and support from major corporations. Governments are increasingly adopting Linux for its cost-effectiveness and reliability, with many countries transitioning from Windows.

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Introduction

to Linux
A BEGINNER’S APPROACH
Operating System

 OS is the interface between hardware and user


 All computers need an OS
 OSes are used to run applications and control hardware
 Popular OSes include Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
What is Linux?

 Developed in 1991 by a University of Finland student Linus


Torvalds.
 Basically a kernel, it was combined with the various
software and compilers from GNU Project to form an OS,
called GNU/Linux
 Linux is a full-fledged OS available in the form of various
Linux Distributions
 RedHat, Fedora, SuSE, Ubuntu, Debian are examples of
Linux distros
 Linux is supported by big names as IBM, Google, Sun,
Novell, Oracle, HP, Dell, and many more
History of Linux

 Inspired by the UNIX OS, the Linux kernel was developed as


a clone of UNIX
 GNU was started in 1984 with a mission to develop a free
UNIX-like OS
 Linux was the best fit as the kernel for the GNU Project
 Linux kernel was passed onto many interested developers
throughout the Internet
Linux User Interface

 Can be controlled through command-line (CLI) or Graphical


User Interface (GUI)
 GUI run through Desktop Environments (DE)
 KDE, GNOME, Xfce, E17 are popular Des
 The GUI interface is easy-to-use and much like that of
Windows and Mac OSX
 The CLI is similar to that of UNIX/BSD
Programming in Linux

 Modern languages are cross-platform, like Python, Ruby,


Perl, Java
 Most Linux distros support these languages and have their
runtimes pre-installed
 GTK+ and Qt are widely used to design applications for
Linux
 IDEs like NetBeans, Anjuta, KDevelop, MonoDevelop,
Eclipse are available for Linux too
Linux on the Desktop

 Linux is desktop computer ready


 Large number of distros targeted at Desktop users are
available
 Linux desktop distros come with many commonly used pre-
installed softwares
 The modern Linux interface is user-friendly and makes the
interaction with computer easy
Running Windows
software on Linux
 It is possible to install/run Windows software on Linux
 Wine helps run a wide range of Windows applications
 Cedega helps run huge number of Windows games
flawlessly
Linux on Servers and
Supercomputers
 Linux is the most used OS on servers
 5 out of 10 reliable web hosting companies use Linux
 Linux is the cornerstone of the LAMP server-software
combination (Linux,Click to add
Apache, t
MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python)
which has achieved popularity among developers
 Out of top 500 supercomputers, Linux is deployed on 426
of them
Linux on Embedded
Systems
 16.7% of smartphones worldwide use Linux as OS
 Linux poses a major competition to the most popular OS is
this segment – Symbian
 Nokia, Openmoko supply Linux on their select
smartphones
Adoption of Linux

 1983 (September): GNU project was announced publicly


 1991 (September): first version of the Linux kernel was released to the Internet
 2001 (second quarter): Linux server unit shipments at 15% annual growth rate
 2004: Linux shipped on approximately 50% of the worldwide server blade units, and 20% of
all rack-optimized servers
 2005: Microsoft representatives accuse Brazilian college using Famelix of pirating Microsoft
Windows
 2007: Dell announces it will ship select models with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed
 2007: Lenovo announces it will ship select models with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
pre-installed
 2007: HP announces that it will begin shipping computers preinstalled with Red Hat Linux in
Australia
 2007: ASUS launches the linux-based ASUS Eee PC
 2008: Dell announces it will begin shipping Ubuntu based computers to Canada and Latin
America
 2008: Dell is shipping systems with Ubuntu pre-installed in China
 2008: Acer launches the linux-based Acer Aspire One
Adoption by
Governments
 Governments of many countries around the world are
shifting to Linux from Windows due to the many benefits it
offer
 Countries like India, France, Pakistan, Czech Reppublic,
Brazil, Germany, USA, Austria, Spain, China, and Peru
already use Linux
USES:

 No threat of viruses
 Linux systems are extremely stable
 Linux is Free
 Linux comes with most of the required software pre-
installed
 Update all your software with minimum storage.
 Linux never gets slow
 Linux does not need defragmentation

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