what is the latest version of Linux OS ?

Question

what is the latest version of RED HAT LINUX , FEDORA LINUX ? I want to practice C,C++ . So what will be the best for me ? RED HAT or FEDORA ?
please give me the link to download live CD of latest version of those Linux . And also give me the link to registry my name for getting free CD of original version of Linux .

Answer 1

Redhat = Redhat Enterprise today. It's not free but CentOS is based off of and very very close to RHE.



Fedora is up to version 16 now. It was once the Red Hat personal version but has since been switched to a completely free version. You don't register it. Just download it. It's totally free.



Distrowatch which I linked you too in your other question will have latest versions of all major Linux distros as well as links to download them.



As for development I'd recommend first choosing a platform. Unlike other platforms Linux offers a dozen development frameworks. QT for example is the most commonly used for KDE apps. It can also be used for windoze and Mac apps. The wx platform offers prob the best portability however and offers a wide range of language interfaces.



Then you want and IDE that supports that framework. Personally I prefer Kdevelop, Anjunta is another very popular one. Glade is great at creating UIs but still lags in actual coding tools. Many still do development in Emacs and VI. Almost every text editor in Linux also makes a fair to good IDE for writing code though you'll need to manually set up compile and linking options or just do them from the command line. With the better IDEs you have integrated debuggers, coding tools, syntax help and a whole array of tools that make coding so much easier. Not all IDEs support all platforms though.



I also highly recommend learning Python, Gambas and PHP as programming languages/platforms. Gambas is what VB should have been. The best programming environment I've ever seen. PHP is probably the most used programing language in the world right now and Python is so useful you'll wonder how you lived without it once you get good with it. Knowing SED and AWK syntax is extremely helpful as well as basic BASH. There's an awesome feature in every edition of Linux journal that does amazing things with BASH scripts. A lot of them I'd never consider using BASH to do but it illustrates the capabilities of BASH and has inspired a script or 2 based on some of the code in the article.

Answer 2

Latest Version Of Linux Os

Answer 3

There is no latest version of Linux OS,each Distro packs with it its own soft wares ,only thing U watch out for the Kernel Number.for Ur needs Install (latest as on December 2011) fedora 16 and go to //pcc.ludd.ltu.se/ to download a C compiler.

Answer 4

I would suggest the current version of Debian stable to do development on. It's stable, has a long support cycle, and have a very large repository. (which CD you want to install from depends on what you want as your desktop environment. Red Hat is not free, (Though CentOS is a free version of Red Hat, or to be more precise is Red Hat without the branding) and is geared towards enterprise, so I don't think it's the right choice unless you are developing for enterprise. Fedora includes quite a few experimental systems so it's not the best for doing development on.



http://www.debian.org/CD/

Answer 5

The current version of Fedora is version 16

Available from their website at:

http://fedoraproject.org/



RedHat is Commercial Enterprise only Pay for Play, and support..



Fedora is Based on RedHat and it's up to date and current. and FREE



I just downloaded Fedora 16 from fedoraproject.org and started it on a VM and it starts fine. I recalled the older versions of the fedora LiveCD weren't actuallt LiveCDs but juts a LiveInstaller.

It works okay...





I've never heard of registering for a free copy of the first version of RedHat. Sorry there.

Answer 6

I would suggest you check out a site called Distrowatch here you can get information on all the lartest and greatest Linux flavours I actually have around 50 different operating systems to choose from and 6 computers to play with them on

Answer 7

there never really is a latest its freeware everyone has there own verrion theres more vertions of linux out then you can probly count and no 2 are alike different systems are made for different things some are awesome for gaming where the next newest one out is only good for writing your report on global warming



This place follows pretty much any linux system worth talking about and offer downloads for all of them

go to HTTP://www.distrowatch.com