please tel me about Linux operating system?

Question

pls. tel me about the version profile, author profile, features, services, hardware requirements, memory management techniques, process scheduling, I/O and file processing, networking, future enhancements of Linux Operating System. thank you.

Answer 1

Linux is an "Open Source" operating system... meaning its free for anyone to download. (Please note that some of the software included with the os may not be free so you may be charged for packages - Red Hat, etc)



Linux is based on the original UNIX (which mac is based on). It looks like a mesh between windows and mac (SUSE/Mandriva) and is much more secure than both of them...



Couple notes, anything on the Linux OS is case sensitive... So for a file called tEst.txT if you spelled it test.txt it wouldn't find it...



The structuring of the OS is quite different as everything is kernel based individually, where as Windows is based on a single kernel and uses extensions...



I use both and believe that the Linux is faster/more secure, but that there are more programs for Microsoft's Windows available...

Answer 2

Linux is a kernel, GNU/Linux is the Operating System. The GNU project started in the early 80 to create an entirely free (as in freedom) OS. With everything written except the Kernel, a college Student known as Linus Torvalds made a kernel and released with a free software license under the name Linux. People integrated this with GNU, so GNU/Linux was born and people could use a computer in freedom.



But as for GNU/Linux is concerned technically, it is entirely dependent on what distribution you use. Mandriva is a graphical install, easy to use, etc. it is what I use. However, if you want to do something hard and configure it specially to your exact hardware, Gentoo or Slackware is the way to go.



As for system specs go, you can configure it to however you want. I have a computer, which is currently acting as a server running on a 500 mHz processor and is running mandriva 2007 with no problems. There is a reason taht very old computers are running GNU/Linux. It is because it can be put together specifically for your machine. If you have a computer made in the last 5 years, you will have no problem running mandriva 2007. If you know what you are doing in the bash termanal, you can try your hand at Gentoo or Slackware.

Answer 3

a million. take the quiz interior the 1st hyperlink. it is going to furnish help to discover a version of linux it relatively is nice for you based on your expertise and purpose for it. 2. verify which you do examine the handbook or documentation for the version of linux which you choose. those medical doctors would be on the cyber web internet site for linux. in case you examine the medical doctors and stick to the classes heavily linux won't injury your abode windows data and artwork precise with xp. yet once you do no longer examine and stick to the classes you ought to heavily injury your xp data. Linux isn't confusing notwithstanding it is not comparable to xp and you will ought to study the linux way of doing issues. good success

Answer 4

Linux operating system is one of the most stable and reliable System for todays world.

Its most benefit is that its OPEN SOURCE and Free.

Currently LINUX ENTERPRISE is being marketed and is with some fee.

but there are simmilar free OS - like Fedora Core , CentOS

Answer 5

u must have to chk this link i can't write that much in ans.........



best of luck, linux is the great



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux



http://www.linux.org/



http://arshad.coz.in

Answer 6

Start here ...

Answer 7

gnu.org

kernel.org

distrowatch.com

linuxquestions.org