LINUX
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WHAT IS LINUX
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LINUX
Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based
on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel,Linux is typically
packaged in a Linux distribution.
Linux
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
The Linux
Foundation (LF)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation
Free Software
Foundation (FSF)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation
Linux.org
https://www.linux.org/
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WHAT
IS
LINUX?
Just like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Mac OS X, Linux is
an operating system. An operating system is software that manages
all of the hardware resources associated with your desktop or laptop.
To put it simply – the operating system manages the communication
between your software and your hardware. Without the operating system
(often referred to as the “OS”), the software wouldn’t function.
The OS is comprised of a number of pieces:
•The Bootloader:
The software that manages the boot process of your computer. For most
users, this will simply be a splash screen that pops up and eventually
goes away to boot into the operating system.
•The kernel:
This is the one piece of the whole that is actually called “Linux”.
The kernel is the core of the system and manages the CPU, memory,
and peripheral devices. The kernel is the “lowest” level of the OS.
•Daemons:
These are background services (printing, sound, scheduling, etc) that
either start up during boot, or after you log into the desktop.
•The Shell:
You’ve probably heard mention of the Linux command line. This is the
shell – a command process that allows you to control the computer via
commands typed into a text interface. This is what, at one time,
scared people away from Linux the most (assuming they had to learn a
seemingly archaic command line structure to make Linux work). This is
no longer the case. With modern desktop Linux, there is no need to
ever touch the command line.
•Graphical Server:
This is the sub-system that displays the graphics on your monitor.
It is commonly referred to as the X server or just “X”.
•Desktop Environment:
This is the piece of the puzzle that the users actually interact with.
There are many desktop environments to choose from (Unity, GNOME,
Cinnamon, Enlightenment, KDE, XFCE, etc). Each desktop environment
includes built-in applications (such as file managers, configuration
tools, web browsers, games, etc).
•Applications:
Desktop environments do not offer the full array of apps. Just like
Windows and Mac, Linux offers thousands upon thousands of high-quality
software titles that can be easily found and installed. Most modern
Linux distributions (more on this in a moment) include App Store-like
tools that centralize and simplify application installation. For example:
Ubuntu Linux has the Ubuntu Software Center (Figure 1) which allows you
to quickly search among the thousands of apps and install them from one
centralized location.
The most popular Linux distributions are:
Ubuntu Linux
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Linux Mint
http://www.linuxmint.com/
Arch Linux
https://www.archlinux.org/
Deepin
http://www.linuxdeepin.com/index.en.html
Fedora
http://fedoraproject.org/
Debian
https://www.debian.org/
openSUSE
http://www.opensuse.org/en/
What is Linux
https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux
Linux OS
(Operating System)
https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/linux_os.html
How to
Install
Linux Mint
https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux-Mint
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LINUX
LINKS
The current state of
video editing for Linux
https://opensource.com/life/15/1/current-state-linux-video-editing?intcmp=7013a000002D4iFAAS
Free / Open Source
Operating Systems
https://www.thefreecountry.com/operating-systems/index.shtml
Land of Linux
http://landoflinux.com/
Learn the 50
Most-Used Linux &
Terminal Commands
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-50-most-used-linux-terminal-commands/
Linux
http://linux.softpedia.com/
Linux.com
https://www.linux.com/
Linux Distributions
https://www.thefreecountry.com/operating-systems/linux-distributions.shtml
Linux Download Free
Operating System
http://getintopc.com/softwares/operating-systems/linux-download-free-operating-systems/
Linux Freedom
http://linuxfreedom.com/
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Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
https://linuxmint.com/download.php
Linux was invented here
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/
Oracle Linux
https://go.oracle.com/
Ubuntu
https://www.ubuntu.com/download
What is Linux?
https://opensource.com/resources/linux
What is Linux?
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-is-linux-questions-answered/
What Is...Linux?
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid39_gci212482,00.html
What is Linux and
why is it so popular?
https://computer.howstuffworks.com/question246.htm
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Libre
Planet
https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Free
Software Foundation
(FSF)
https://www.fsf.org/
Softpanorama:
Open Source Software Educational Society
http://www.softpanorama.org/
W3
SCHOOLS
World Wide Web Consortium
https://www.w3schools.com/
Projects On Net
https://projectsonnet.com/
Linktionary
http://www.linktionary.com/
Techopedia
https://www.techopedia.com/
microformats wiki
http://microformats.org/wiki/Main_Page
Code
https://code.org/
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