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myLot reputation of 83/100. abagslife (1020) 6 years ago

Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. It is one of the most prominent examples of open source development and free software; its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely.
Initially developed and used primarily by individual enthusiasts on personal computers, Linux has since gained the support of corporations such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Novell, Inc., and has risen to prominence as an operating system for servers; eight of the ten most reliable internet hosting companies now run Linux on their web servers.
Linux has been more widely ported to different computing platforms than any other operating system. It is used in devices ranging from supercomputers to mobile phones, and is gaining popularity in the personal computer market.
Linux is predominantly used as part of a Linux distribution (commonly called a "distro"). These are compiled by individuals, loose-knit teams, and commercial and volunteer organizations. They commonly include additional system and application software, an installer system to ease initial system setup, and integrated management of software installation and upgrading. Distributions are created for many different purposes, including computer architecture support, localization to a specific region or language, real-time applications, and embedded systems, and many deliberately include only free software. Currently, over three hundred distributions are actively developed, with about a dozen distributions being most popular for general-purpose use.
A typical general-purpose distribution includes the Linux kernel, some GNU libraries and tools, command-line shells, the graphical X Window System and an accompanying desktop environment such as KDE or GNOME, together with thousands of application software packages, from office suites to compilers, text editors, and scientific tools.


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1. myLot reputation of 94/100. yainal (1186)   6 years ago

yup.. i already tried it.. and sometimes i use ubuntu

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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. Chillingout (623)   6 years ago

same as me, i tried ubuntu and i was astonished who they improved it and how easy it became!


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3. myLot reputation of 75/100. shaikghouse35 (501)   6 years ago

I have not tried it yet but i heard that in most of the organizations LINUX is used so i am planning to use that.

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4. myLot reputation of 92/100. VictorSinha (460)   6 years ago

Yes I have tried SuSe Personal Edition and Fedora Core 4.

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5. myLot reputation of 77/100. rockymohuan (393)   6 years ago

i only use windows in my computer,i haven't tried unix or linux.

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6. myLot reputation of 90/100. desiret (1865)   6 years ago

no i have not used yet...

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7. myLot reputation of 88/100. shogun49 (318)   6 years ago

i like trying as many linux distros as i can, mainly because they al have their own character plus logos.

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8. myLot reputation of 88/100. shogun49 (318)   6 years ago

i try to test all linux distros just to see what they are like.

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9. myLot reputation of 11/100. haqmb05 (170)   6 years ago

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10. myLot reputation of 16/100. rajendrababu (1857)   6 years ago

not yet

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