LINUX

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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 users needs

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

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Installing Linux

SuSE Distribution

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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
Doesnt 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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Working with Linux

Graphical User Interface

X Window System SuSE KDE SuSE

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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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Linux Directory Structure

Store drives Accessing data using folders Root directory:

beginning of file system

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Subdirectories
Examples of Subdirectories

/root
/home /devDevice /etc

directory, starting point of the directory tree (private) directories of users files that represent hardware components Important files for system configuration

/etc/init.d

Boot scripts/usr/binGenerally accessible programs

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Why Use Linux?

Costs less Stable Reliable Extremely powerful

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LINUX VS WINDOWS

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 Financial Differences Technical Differences End-User Differences

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Financial Differences

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Linux vs. Windows

COST
LINUX WINDOWS
Online Downloads Retail Price, CD Free $50 Not Available $300

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 Cost for Businesses

Companies have to spend millions for licenses for ever individual windows computer For Linux companies dont have to spend anything

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Technical Differences

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Linux vs. Windows

Keeping up to date By Upgrading

Linux upgrades faster than Windows

Compatibility Linux is Backward Compatible unlike Windows

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Linux vs. Windows

Features Provided
Both support Dynamic Caching Both have Multi-user Support

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Linux vs. Windows

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

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End-User Differences

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 Proprietary vs. Open Source

Windows is a Proprietary Technology
Applications will only work on Windows

Linux Open Source

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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

In The Commercial Arena
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 NTs
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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
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In The Commercial Arena

NT graphical interfaces, wizards and easyto-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

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In The Commercial Arena

NT easy for non-programmer Linux programmer-based culture

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Conclusion

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

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