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What is Linux?
An Operating System
- (just like Windows and Mac!) - Created in the 1990s by Linus Torvalds - Microsoft DOS was too limiting - UNIX was expensive and restrictive
What is Linux?
Linux : an extremely powerful Unix operating system that is completely free. Features: multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, proper memory management & TCP/IP networking.
Linux Distribution?
member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel: Ubuntu Debian Fedora Redhat CentOS SuSE
Why Linux?
- Linux is free - Free (money) - Free (freedom... open source) - stable OS
Linux Applications
Word processor : OpenOffice.org Writer
Email: XimianEvolution A Web browser: Mozilla
Fedora Desktop
The default desktop has three distinct areas. The menu panel The desktop area The window list panel
Calc
Writer
Impress
Linux Architecture
Shell : interprets the command & request service from kernel Kernel: is the heart of the Linux OS
File management Multitasking Memory management I/O management Process management Device management Networking support
Cp copy a file
cp file filecopy
Commands
Rm delete a file
Eg: rm file