Linux
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Since its creation in 1991 by Linus Torvalds to the present day, Linux has been half operating system and half symbol.
his publicly licensed operating system.
Under the skin of this icon lies a mere operating system, but it's an operating system with a single staggering advantage. It's free.
Not free as in "gee I hope nobody from Microsoft pokes around inside my computer" but 'free' as in the entire core of the operating system must be public domain.
we aim to familiarize you with using Linux for everyday computing purposes by means of the most popular Linux desktop environment, KDE.
Simply put, it's what you see; the Graphical User Interface (GUI, pronounced "gooey") of an operating system, like Windows has, well… Windows. Microsoft's claim to fame is their graphical desktop environment which is an integral part of their operating systems, and of how we use computers today. Linux, on the other hand, was developed first as a non-graphical operating system, an offshoot of Unix. Due to the fact that Linux is entirely open source, other programmers are free to create and expand upon it.
The two desktops that emerged as the most popular are KDE and Gnome, both of which are rather similar to Windows in functionality.
Linux is not the same as Windows. The underlying mechanics of the two operating systems are completely different for one thing, and the cultures behind the separate operating systems also differ radically.
As Linux is open source code, anyone is free to develop their own operating system out of it, provided they make a version of it available for free. This has led to hundreds of Linux 'distributions' being created for various purposes.
several 'major distributions' like Mandrake and Debian gained enough of a following to allow stability and constant improvement.
Many of the larger Linux distributions are run by companies that make a living selling packaged and supported copies of their distribution to business users. Of these, Redhat is probably the most well known.
the most popular 'live-CD' Linux distribution, Knoppix.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1728
Since its creation in 1991 by Linus Torvalds to the present day, Linux has been half operating system and half symbol.
his publicly licensed operating system.
Under the skin of this icon lies a mere operating system, but it's an operating system with a single staggering advantage. It's free.
Not free as in "gee I hope nobody from Microsoft pokes around inside my computer" but 'free' as in the entire core of the operating system must be public domain.
we aim to familiarize you with using Linux for everyday computing purposes by means of the most popular Linux desktop environment, KDE.
Simply put, it's what you see; the Graphical User Interface (GUI, pronounced "gooey") of an operating system, like Windows has, well… Windows. Microsoft's claim to fame is their graphical desktop environment which is an integral part of their operating systems, and of how we use computers today. Linux, on the other hand, was developed first as a non-graphical operating system, an offshoot of Unix. Due to the fact that Linux is entirely open source, other programmers are free to create and expand upon it.
The two desktops that emerged as the most popular are KDE and Gnome, both of which are rather similar to Windows in functionality.
Linux is not the same as Windows. The underlying mechanics of the two operating systems are completely different for one thing, and the cultures behind the separate operating systems also differ radically.
As Linux is open source code, anyone is free to develop their own operating system out of it, provided they make a version of it available for free. This has led to hundreds of Linux 'distributions' being created for various purposes.
several 'major distributions' like Mandrake and Debian gained enough of a following to allow stability and constant improvement.
Many of the larger Linux distributions are run by companies that make a living selling packaged and supported copies of their distribution to business users. Of these, Redhat is probably the most well known.
the most popular 'live-CD' Linux distribution, Knoppix.
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