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Operating System: Linux
By: Victoria Lin and Rebecca Reimbolt
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• Like Windows, Mac OS, UNIX• Runs primarily on PC• Operating System
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• Task scheduler• Memory manager• Disk manager
What Does an Operating System Do?
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• Network manager• Input/output manager• Security manager
What Does Operating System Do? cont.
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• 1991• Linus Torvalds• Made available for free
How was it created?
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• Programmers can add• Allows enhancement• Software developers• Growing audience
What is the attraction?
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• Experimenting with operating systems• Control over operating systems• Dislike Microsoft
Who uses Linux?
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• Many available for Linux• Wine project
Applications
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• Free• Develop/enhance• Customizable versions• General public license (GPL)
Windows vs. Linux
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Pros and Cons
• Pros:• Experimentation• Constantly improving• Hands-on
• Cons:• Complex• Difficult for average user
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Unix-like
• Freeware• Cheap hardware• Adoptable• Less control over businesses• Free/open source
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Market Growth
• Fast growing• Adopted by many users around world
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Linux Adoption
• Embedded systems/Mobile devices• Supercomputers• Netbooks
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Graphical User Interface
• Allows users to interact with images• Common for embedded systems
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Programming on Linux
• Supports various programming languages• ADA• C• C++• Java• Fortran
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Types and Trends
• Specific user group• General• Highly specialized• Commercial/Non commercial• Business
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Linux Distribution
• Distributed through packages• Examples• Gentoo• Arch Linux• Debian
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Desktop Linux
• Gnome and KDE Plasma Desktop
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Controversies
• SCO-Linux• License agreements
• GNU-Linux
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Communities
• Linuxquestions.org• Linux user groups