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What Is Linux? Introduction to Linux

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Linux is a UNIX-base operating system. Its original creator was a

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Finnish student name Linus Torvalds, although being open source

it has change a great deal since its original conception. It belongs

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to nobody, and is free to download and use. Any changes to it are

open for all to adopt, and as a result it has developed into a very
powerful OS that is rapidly gaining in popularity worldwide,

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particularly among those seeking an alternative to Windows.

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In 1991, hardware was expanding rapidly, and DOS was the king of

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operating systems. Software development was slower, and Macs,

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while better, were also much pricier than PCs. UNIX was growing,

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but at that time in its history the source code was jealously
guarded and expensive to use.
Linus Torvalds was a Helsinki university student who liked playing
around with software and computers, and in 1991 he announced

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Linux. It is now one of the most used systems for the PC, and is

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particularly suitable for businesses with small IT budgets. Linux is

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the creation of a new core operating system that he had named

free to use and install, and is more reliable than almost all other

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systems, running for many months and even years without a

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reboot being necessary.

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Advantages and Bene ts of Linux

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One of the signi cant bene ts of open source software such as

Linux is that because it has no owner, it can be debugged without

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resource to a license owner or software proprietor. Businesses

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therefore have the

exibility to do as they wish with the OS

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without having to worry about conforming to complex license

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agreements.
The major advantage of Linux is its cost: the core OS is free, while
many software applications also come with a GNU General public
License. It can also be used simultaneously by large numbers of
users without slowing down or freezing and it is very fast. It is an
excellent networking platform and performs at optimum ef ciency
even with little available hard disk space.
Linux also runs on a wide range of hardware types, including PCs,
Macs, mainframes, supercomputers, some cell phones and
industrial robots. Some prefer to dual-boot Linux and Windows
while others prefer Linux and Mac OS. System76 machines come
pre-installed with Linux in the form of Ubuntu, a Debian
distribution of Linux. This is the most popular distribution of Linux
for laptops.
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The main bene ts and advantages of Linux over other operating
systems, particularly Microsoft Windows, are:
It is free to use and distribute.
Support is free through online help sites, blogs and
forums.
It is very reliable more so than most other operating
systems with very few crashes.
A huge amount of free open source software has been
developed for it.
It is very resistant to malware such as spyware, adware and
viruses.

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It runs in a wide variety of machines than cannot be

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updated to use newer Windows versions.

Since the source code is visible, backdoors are easily
spotted, so Linux offers greater security for sensitive
applications.
Linux offers a high degree of
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exibility of con guration,

customization

is

possible

without

modifying the source code.

The Linux operating system is widely use by both home and
business users, and its usage is increasing daily. It is considered
that Linux will eventually overtake Microsoft Windows as the most
popular operating system, which could also open the door further
for more free software such as Open Of ce, The Gimp, Paint,
Thunderbird, Firefox and Scribus. It is easy to install and run
alongside your existing operating system, so give it a try, because
it is also easy to remove if you dont like it which is unlikely.

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