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Background on Linux
Version of UNIX
Linus Torvalds – Creator of Linux
Open Source Operating System
Free Software
Source Code Available
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Where is Linux Used?
75% of respondents were already using
Linux and another 14% were evaluating
it
43% of all web sites use Linux servers
running the Apache Web server
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How is Linux Used?
Personal Workstation
File and Print Server
Internet Service Provider
Three-tier Client/Server
Turnkey System
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Using Linux on Personal Computers
• Linux kernel for free
• Kernel is central component
• Kernel can be customized to user’s
needs
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SuSE Linux Hardware Requirements
• CPU
• Main memory
• Optical Drive
• Graphic card
• Hard Drive
• Sound Card
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CPU
• IBM
• INTEL
• Pentium I – III
• No 286, 386, 486, and Celeron
• AMD
• K6/II/III
• Duran
• Athlon, Athlon XP/MP
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Main Memory
• SDRAM or DDRRAM
– Doesn’t matter
• Capacity:
– Minimum requirement 64MB
– Recommended 128MB and up
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Optical Drive
• CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
– Sony, Philips, and Acer
– SuSE website has compatibility listing
• CD-R
– Sony, Philips, and Acer
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Graphics Cards
• Supports new cards on the market
– ATI: Radeon 7500/8500, FireGl 8700/8800,
FireGL 2/4
– Matrox: G450/G550
– nVidia: GeForce 2/3/4, nForce
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Hard Drives
• Supports EIDE and SCSI drives
– IBM, Maxtor, and Seagate
• Capacity
– Min: 400MB
– Full Install: 3GB
– Anything above 3GB
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Sound Card
• All common sound cards
– Dell & Yamaha OPL3-SA
• Professional audio:
– Soundblaster: Audigy
– Terratec: EWX 24/96 (Sereo I/O analog and
digital), EWS 88 MT (8 analog channels),
EWS 88D (10 digital channels in ADAT
format)
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Configuring Linux System
1. Selecting a language
2. Choosing automatic or manual
partitioning
3. Type of software to install
4. Choosing which drive to boot from
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Configuring Linux (continued)
5. Adjusting the time settings
6. Configuring the hardware aspect of the
system
7. Creating the root password (for the
Administrator), and user accounts
8. Hardware configuration
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Software Applications
OpenOffice: word processing, spreadsheets,
drawing
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Konqueror: The KDE File Manager and Web
Browser
Kmail: The KDE Mail Application
Evolution: An Email and Calendar Program
Sound Applications
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Software Applications (continued)
TV, Video, Radio, and Webcam
K3b: The KDE Burning Application
Digital Cameras
Kooka: Scanning Application
Graphics with the GIMP
Shell system
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Working with the “Shell”
Executes user commands
Command element
Command name
parameters
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Subdirectories
/root directory, starting point of the directory tree
/home (private) directories of users
/devDevice files that represent hardware components
/etc Important files for system configuration
/etc/init.d Boot scripts/usr/binGenerally accessible programs
Examples of Subdirectories
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Linux
Complete information needed for
download
Technical help – Available on Internet
(user must be comfortable with UNIX
system)
Windows word processor is better than
Linux
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Linux vs. Windows
Head to head competition
Used side by side as servers
Both handled daily workload for several
small business operations
Linux with hardware disadvantage
supported a community of users 3 times
size of NT’s
In The Commercial Arena