WhatisLinux

LinuxWorkshop,2004

by
NileshBansal

WhatisLinux
Whatiscomputer?
WhatisOperatingSystem?
Amastercontrolprogramthatrunsthecomputer.
Acomplexcollectionofcomputerprogramsthat
managesthehardwareforothercomputer
programs
Linux,Windows,Macetc..

Linux..whatisit?
Linuxisanopensourceoperatingsystem
derivedfromtheUnixoperatingsystem.
WhatisUNIX?
AnoperatingsystemdevelopedbyBell
Laboratories.
"Unix"isoftenusedtodescribeseveralUnixlike
operatingsystems,includingFreeBSD,Sun
Solaris,andLinux.

OpenSourceis..inevitable.
Freedom.
tomodifyandredistribute.

Power
Thecodeisopenandyoucanseeit,changeit,
learnfromit.

MicrosoftownsWindows,Appleowns
Macintosh.WhoownsLinux?
Noone.Oreveryone?
SupportedbyIBM,SUN,HPetc..

Linuxis
RobustandStable.
SafeandSecure.
ThebasicunderlyingarchitectureofLinuxwas
designedwithsecurityinmind.
Noviruses.

AnOpenSystem.
Freeofcost.

LinuxDistributions.
Differentflavorsfordifferentpeople.
Therearedozensofdifferentversionoflinux.

SuSE
Easytousedistroidealforpersonalcomputers.

Mandrake
Anotherdistroforlinuxnewbies.

Fedora
AproductofRedhat.

Distributions(contd.)
GentooandDebian
Foradvancedusers

Knoppix
RunfromaCD
Noneedtoinstall
Bestifyouwanttotry