Introduction to Linux

Introduction to Linux - www.techiev.com LINUX:         It is one of the operating systems like windows and mac and it is a Unix base...

Introduction to Linux - www.techiev.com

LINUX:

        It is one of the operating systems like windows and mac and it is a Unix based operating system. It is initially released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.  Nowadays a lot of Linux distributions available some of the common used Linux distributions are

• Redhat Linux
• Centos
• Fedora
• Ubuntu
• OpenSUSE
• Oracle Linux
• Kali Linux
• Kubuntu
• Arch Linux 

   Linux kernels are written in a C programming language. Nowadays Linux is used in all places, Supercomputers, desktop computers, Android mobiles kernel based on Linux, and Embedded systems using Linux. automobile industries, telecommunication Industries using Linux, and IT sectors most of the servers run on Linux.

WHY LINUX :
                         Mainly it was open-source no need to pay the amount for the applications. Anyone can build applications in open source.
                         It's more secure compared to windows.
                         Nowadays many peoples used Linux desktop environments. some of the top most used environments are Cinnamon, Unity, GNOME, KDE Plasma, and MATE.
                       
                       
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