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Linux
Linux
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Cyrene Custodio
Nancy Landa
Reema Madan
Hector Merjil
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Background on Linux
Version of UNIX
Linus Torvalds – Creator of Linux
Open Source Operating System
Free Software
Source Code Available
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Where is Linux Used?
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How is Linux Used?
Personal Workstation
File and Print Server
Internet Service Provider
Three-tier Client/Server
Turnkey System
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Using Linux on Personal Computers
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Linux Distributions
• Corel Linux
• Debian GNU/Linux
• OpenLinux (Caldera)
• Red Hat
• Slackware
• SuSE
• TurboLinux
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Installing Linux
SuSE Distribution
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SuSE Linux Hardware Requirements
• CPU
• Main memory
• Optical Drive
• Graphic card
• Hard Drive
• Sound Card
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CPU
• IBM
• INTEL
• Pentium I – III
• No 286, 386, 486, and Celeron
• AMD
• K6/II/III
• Duran
• Athlon, Athlon XP/MP
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Main Memory
• SDRAM or DDRRAM
– Doesn’t matter
• Capacity:
– Minimum requirement 64MB
– Recommended 128MB and up
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Optical Drive
• CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
– Sony, Philips, and Acer
– SuSE website has compatibility listing
• CD-R
– Sony, Philips, and Acer
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Graphics Cards
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Hard Drives
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Sound Card
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Configuring Linux System
1. Selecting a language
2. Choosing automatic or manual
partitioning
3. Type of software to install
4. Choosing which drive to boot from
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Configuring Linux (continued)
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Working with Linux
• X Window System
• SuSE KDE SuSE
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Software Applications
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Working with the “Shell”
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Linux Directory Structure
Store drives
Accessing data using folders
Root directory:
beginning of file system
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Subdirectories
Examples of Subdirectories
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Why Use Linux?
• Costs less
• Stable
• Reliable
• Extremely powerful
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LINUX VS WINDOWS
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• Financial Differences
• Technical Differences
• End-User Differences
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Financial Differences
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Linux vs. Windows
COST
LINUX WINDOWS
Online Downloads Free Not Available
Retail Price, CD $50 $300
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• Cost for Businesses
–Companies have to spend millions for
licenses for ever individual windows
computer
–For Linux companies don’t have to spend
anything
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Technical Differences
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Linux vs. Windows
Keeping up to date
By Upgrading
Linux upgrades faster than Windows
Compatibility
Linux is Backward Compatible unlike
Windows
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Linux vs. Windows
Features Provided
Both support Dynamic Caching
Both have Multi-user Support
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Linux vs. Windows
• Application Differences
No commercial word processor for
Linux, which matches the quality for
Windows
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End-User Differences
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• Proprietary vs. Open Source
Windows is a Proprietary Technology
Applications will only work on Windows
Linux – Open Source
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Linux
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Linux vs. Windows
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In The Commercial Arena
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In The Commercial Arena
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Conclusion
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