Linux is an open source operating system created by Linus Torvalds. It is used widely for personal computers, file and print servers, internet service providers, and as the operating system for many websites. Some popular Linux distributions include Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, and SuSE. Installing Linux involves selecting options like language, partitioning disks, and software to install. Configuring involves setting the time, hardware, and creating user accounts.

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2. Background on Linux Version of UNIX Linus Torvalds – Creator of Linux Open Source Operating System Free Software Source Code Available

3. 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

4. How is Linux Used? Personal Workstation File and Print Server Internet Service Provider Three-tier Client/Server Turnkey System

5. Using Linux on Personal Computers Linux kernel for free Kernel is central component Kernel can be customized to user’s needs

6. Linux Distributions Corel Linux Debian GNU/Linux OpenLinux (Caldera) Red Hat Slackware SuSE TurboLinux

7. Installing Linux SuSE Distribution

8. SuSE Linux Hardware Requirements CPU Main memory Optical Drive Graphic card Hard Drive Sound Card

9. CPU IBM INTEL Pentium I – III No 286, 386, 486, and Celeron AMD K6/II/III Duran Athlon, Athlon XP/MP

10. Main Memory SDRAM or DDRRAM Doesn’t matter Capacity: Minimum requirement 64MB Recommended 128MB and up

11. Optical Drive CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Sony, Philips, and Acer SuSE website has compatibility listing CD-R Sony, Philips, and Acer

12. 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

13. Hard Drives Supports EIDE and SCSI drives IBM, Maxtor, and Seagate Capacity Min: 400MB Full Install: 3GB Anything above 3GB

14. 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)

15. Configuring Linux System Selecting a language Choosing automatic or manual partitioning Type of software to install Choosing which drive to boot from

16. 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

17. Working with Linux Graphical User Interface X Window System SuSE KDE SuSE

18. 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

19. Software Applications (continued) TV, Video, Radio, and Webcam K3b: The KDE Burning Application Digital Cameras Kooka: Scanning Application Graphics with the GIMP Shell system

20. Working with the “Shell” Executes user commands Command element Command name parameters

21. Linux Directory Structure Store drives Accessing data using folders Root directory: beginning of file system

22. 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

23. Why Use Linux? Costs less Stable Reliable Extremely powerful

24. LINUX VS WINDOWS

25. Financial Differences Technical Differences End-User Differences

26. Financial Differences

27. Linux vs. Windows $300 $50 Retail Price, CD Not Available Free Online Downloads WINDOWS LINUX COST

28. Cost for Businesses Companies have to spend millions for licenses for ever individual windows computer For Linux companies don’t have to spend anything

29. Technical Differences

30. Linux vs. Windows Keeping up to date By Upgrading Linux upgrades faster than Windows Compatibility Linux is Backward Compatible unlike Windows

31. Linux vs. Windows Features Provided Both support Dynamic Caching Both have Multi-user Support

32. Linux vs. Windows Application Differences No commercial word processor for Linux, which matches the quality for Windows

33. End-User Differences

34. Proprietary vs. Open Source Windows is a Proprietary Technology Applications will only work on Windows Linux – Open Source

35. 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

36. 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

37. In The Commercial Arena System Administration – Most significant difference Linux – tougher environment Linux requires learning multi-user issues built into Unix-file permissions NT – easier environment NT requires less effort to get a starter server up and running But in NT you have to solve multi-user issues for each and every subsystem

38. In The Commercial Arena NT – graphical interfaces, wizards and easy-to-grasp metaphors But as server chores become more customized, NT cannot handle it Linux – textual interface (with X-Window) But for complex jobs, Linux gives a powerful set of tools

39. In The Commercial Arena NT – easy for non-programmer Linux – programmer-based culture

40. Conclusion “When is it best to use Linux and when should some other operating system be preferred?” It all depends on the user