Linux distributions
- 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. LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS • ubuntu • Linux mint • Debian • Fedora • Red hat • SuSE • Mandriva
- 5. UBUNTU • Well Known Distribitiom • Super Desktop and Server • GNOME2 Desktop • Relaese Every 6 month new update • Nice Perfomance
- 6. LINUX MINT • Mint is Linux Distributor built on top of ubantu. • same package. • Include media codecs. • Traditional desktop. • Automatically update.
- 7. DEBIAN • Debian Project has operating since 1993. • Slower camper to ubantu and mint. • Frequently updated. • User Friendly.
- 8. FEDORA • Easy to install Graphic driver. • Use Bleeding Edge. • 3GNOME Desktop. • Good performance.
- 9. RED HAT • One of the earliest players in the game. • Red Hat now position itself strongly in the business market. • Super Desktop and Server. • Stable Platform.
- 10. SUSE • Sponsored by Red het.. • SuSE Perchaed By novell in 2003. • Good Perfomance. • Vary fast. • 10% used .
- 11. • Red Hat: One of the earliest players in the game, Red Hat now position itself strongly in the business market. It has created a community-supported distribution, fedora Core, which is the choice of many for desktop use. • Debian: The most popular community-created distribution. Debian is an excellent choice for server environments. Debian has also been used as the base for many specialist distributions
- 12. • Ubuntu: Desktop usability, out of the box. Taglined "Linux for human beings,” Based on Debian. • SUSE: Novell's answer to Red Hat, comes in “enterprise” and a community-based Open SUSE • All Distributions have their respective strengths.
- 15. CONCLUSION “When is it best to use Linux and when should some other operating system be preferred?” • It all depends on the user