What is Linux?

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Linux is the most-used and powerfull operating system, It’s just like Windows and Mac OS X operating system. An operating system is a software that manages all the resources of computer or laptop associated with. In simple language if we say, ” The operating system manages the communications between your hardware and software, without Operating system (OS), the software wouldn’t function or work”. Linux has graphical interface like other operating system and types of software you are using in other operating system.

Features of Linux Operating system as below :

  1. Open Source
  2. Multitasking
  3. Multiprocessor Support
  4. Portable(Multiplatform)
  5. Multithreading Support
  6. Multi User
  7. Hierarchical File System
  8. Graphical User Interface
  9. Virtual Memory
  10. Wide Hardware Support
  11. Dynamically Linked Shared Libraries as well as Static Libraries
  12. Modularity
  13. Flexibility
  14. Multiple Virtual Consoles
  15. Multiple Filesystem Support
  16. Multiple Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Appletalk, AX.25)
  17. Shell
  18. Strong Security Model – effective security
  19. Helpful in learning of programming
  20. Reliability
  21. Consistency
  22. Efficiency

Difference between Unix and Linux :

You might have heard of Unix, The operating system developed in the 1970s at Bell Labs by Ken Thompson, Dannis Ritchie and other team members. Unix and Linux are almost similar in few many ways, and we can say Linux was originally founded with the based on Unix.

Why and who uses Linux ?

The most people have question who use Linux ? so answer is why you would use the operating system which constantly failing due to viruses, malware, slowness, licensing fees. and why not we use which runs on most devices in the world like Android, Storage devices, Cameras and many more ? So you got my point, It’s free – completely zero cost and you can install it and set any kind of working environment you want to set.

How was founded Linux?

Linux was founded in 1991 by Linus Torvalds, Student of University of Helsinki. Torvalds built Linux as a free and open source similar to Minix which was clone of Unix. The originally intended to name it “Freax”, but the administrator of the server given name “Linux” which was a combination of the Torvalds’ first name and the original word Unix. Linus’s = L and Unix = Linux.

What is a Distribution of Linux ?

Linux has so many different version available which we are now used to call “Flavor” so in simple word this version are called “Distribution” or short form, “Distro”. Almost all Linux can be downloaded for free and you can create USB or CD/DVD Drive and install as many computer systems as you like.

The popular Linux distributions as below :

• Linux Mint
• Ubuntu Linux
• Arch Linux
• Deepin
• Fedora
• Debian
• openSUSE.

Each distribution has a little different set of Graphical interfaces like Ubuntu uses Unity, Deepi’s Deepin Desktop, where some others are using the same environment like KDE. As we have seen above client environments there are several Server Operating system also available :

The popular Linux distributions for server as below :

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Server
• CentOS
• SUSE Enterprise Linux

From above Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Enterprise Linux are associated to Price whereas Ubuntu Server and CentOS are free distributions.

The Linux is Operating System which has something working behind as below :

Bootloader: Bootloader is managing the boot process of the computer system, In simple language, we can say it starts the operating system after Power Button command and run till the Login screen page comes.

Kernel: The Kernal is core component of the Linux operating system which manages all things like CPU, Memory, Harddisk and some other devices of the computer system. It’s the depth part of the Linux Operating System.

Shell: Shell is nothing but the process of command which control computer system and OS using the command. It’s a mediator between Operating System and Component of the computer system

GUI: GUI is Graphics User Interface which called display system of your computer.

Desktop Environment: This is something that which we are using Graphically and there are many such environments like Unity, GNOME, GDM, Cinnamon, KDE, XFCE, etc.


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What is Linux?

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  • March 7, 2019 at 6:44 pm
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    Nice article, Keep it up

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