Introduction to Linux

The Unix era The Unix operating system found its beginnings in MULTICS, which stands for Multiplexed Operating and Computing System. The MULTICS project began in the mid 1960s as a joint effort by General Electric, Massachusetts Institute for Technology and …

Linux today Proving all the warning and prophecies of the skeptics wrong, Linux has completed a decade of development. Today, Linux is one of the fastest growing operating systems in the history. From a few dedicated fanatics in 1991-92 …

History of Linux The Linux kernel was first released to the public on 17 September 1991, for the Intel x86 PC architecture. The kernel was augmented with system utilities and libraries from the GNU project to create a usable operating system, which …

Why Linux ? Most people reading Linux Basics tutorial will probably be using Windows 95/98/NT/XP/etc. If you are such a reader and just use your computer for basic wordprocessing and spreadsheets I would recommend that you stick with …

Debian GNU/Linux   Developer: Debian  Website: http://www.debian.org/  Languages: English  Categories: Mainstream/General Public, Debian based  Platforms: Intel compatible, PPC, Alpha, Sparc, Other, Mainframe, m68k   Description: Debian GNU/Linux is a free distribution of the Linux based operating system.It is maintained and updated …

The Microsoft Windows operating system is developed and released by a single company. It comes with a minimal set of applications (a calculator, a few games, some networking tools, an Internet browser.. etc). Other software …

Ever since the first Linux distributions appeared, people have been having a hard time trying to choose the “right one” to use. Many people end up asking “Which distribution should I use?” on the web, …

Downloading Linux  As I told you earlier, Linux is available for free of cost for everybody who wants to use it, you can also order physical media from the vendor. all popular distributions are available …