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This is a holding question for alternates dealing with long-obsolete Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Linux 9. Please do not split the alternates out. There is no reason to use these distributions; they no longer receive any security updates, may not run on modern hardware, and many modern Linux distributions are free.
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There is no such thing as "Linux XP". If you're referring to Windows XP, then the answer is no.
As far as Linux distributions, for the majority of distributions, they are free (as in freedom) and free-of-charge.
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Many Linux distributions are intended for home users.
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There are many ways to categorize Linux distributions. You can categorize them by their size, whether they run on a LiveCD, whether they are provided gratis, their ancestry of other Linux distros, and the purpose the distro is meant to serve.
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Distributions
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The Linux kernel. Beyond that, there are numerous alternative implementations of virtually every Linux program.
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the kernal is the central part of the Linux operating system and determines how the system works - all distributions of Linux are based on this.
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Linux is open source, not shareware or proprietary.
There are commercial Linux distributions.
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Nothing. Most Linux distributions are free of charge. There are some distributions that are commercially sold, though those sales are more likely subscriptions for support, not for the Linux distribution itself.
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OpenOffice and LibreOffice are both full office suites used in Linux distributions.
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A Linux distribution, known as distro or flavor, is an operating system that uses the Linux Kernel. I think the most common one is Ubuntu.
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Most Linux distributions will come with SSH preinstalled. If it's not, install the package "ssh".
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Most Linux distributions are already secure. It would actually be more difficult to make them"unsafe."
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Linux is an operating system on which a wide array of system distributions (Such as Ubuntu and Android.) are built.
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Linux is an operating system on which lots of system distributions, such as Ubuntu, Android, Chrome OS, Archlinux, are built.
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1.Linux is a generic term which is a kernel and has several distributions, whereas Ubuntu is one of the Linux kernel-based distribution.
2.Linux started its journey in 1991, whereas Ubuntu took off in 2004.
3.Linux was initially predominant among servers, making it hardly user-friendly among home and office users, whereas with the advent of Ubuntu, which was available on desktop computers, now becoming more receptive and friendly with home and office users.
4.Several Linux distributions are available like Fedora, Suse, Debian and so on, whereas Ubuntu is one such desktop-based distribution based on Linux kernel.
5.Linux is based on the Linux kernel, whereas Ubuntu is based on the Linux system and is one project or distribution.
6.Linux is secure, and most of the Linux distributions do not need anti-virus to install, whereas Ubuntu, a desktop-based operating system, is super-secure among Linux distributions.
7.Some of the Linux distributions are not desktop-based and dominant among servers, whereas Ubuntu is one of the desktop-based, is more user-friendly as compared to other Linux distribution.
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There are an abundant amount of securities in Linux, and most Linux distributions. It would take an extremely long time to list out every "Security" in Linux, as it's built around securities.
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Linux distributions can be downloaded both through traditional HTTP / FTP downloads, as well as via BitTorrent.
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Some will, if you install Mono. By default, most Linux distributions do not include support for them, though.
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bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the default shell in most Linux distributions. It was created as part of the GNU project.
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Most desktop Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, PCLinuxOS, OpenSUSE) are equally suitable for laptops.
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Linux distributions can support hundreds of thousands of devices and programs, far too many to list.
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Yes. Linux distributions that run on ARM processors can be run on a computer with a VIA 8505 processor.
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GCC is already for the most part preinstalled in many, if not all, GNU/Linux distributions.
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There are many open-source OS distributions (distros) branching out from the Linux Kernel. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Puppy, to name but three.
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Linux is a computer operating system which has recently become more more popular. One can download various Linux distributions directly from their website.
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The Linux kernel and the many off-shoot operating system distributions (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and so on) are classed as open source and have nothing to do with Microsoft.
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The open source model allows the freedom for anyone to view, modify, and distribute source code. The Linux kernel and the many distributions that uses it are released under any given open-source license which allows anyone to build their own Linux distribution at will.
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Depends what you mean. There are hundreds of desktop distros, but linux is much more popular than you would imagine. Android, the Wii, almost all servers, most checkout monitors, and many public displays (airports, fast food menus, etc) all run linux. So, there are a few hundred distros, but I'd estimate there are over 10000 "versions" in use across the world.
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Linux differs from traditional operating system primarily in the fact that most distributions are available free of cost.
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There's Ubuntu, Debian, Red Had, Fedora, Gentoo, Arch, Mint, SuSE, Slackware...
A good way to find out is to look into Distro Watch. The web site more or less keeps a monitor on how popular a given Linux distribution is.
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Yes...
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It's extremely fast, reliable, secure, configurable, and, in case of distributions like Ubuntu or Linux Mint - very comfortable to use.
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Most Linux distributions are available free of charge, so they do not require q product key to install.
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There are no major (or even notable) distributions with that name. The only thing that comes close is "Gloria" being the codename for Linux Mint 7.
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Many distributions have documentation or builtin graphical installation utilities.
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Yes...
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SSH1 can technically be used on virtually all distributions, yes. It is not, however, in wide use due to certain security vulnerabilities.
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It's not. Linux does not even HAVE a color. It's just a kernel. Distributions built on top of it can have any wallpaper they choose.
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Most modern Linux distributions have a method of updating the system without requiring a clean install. The exact procedure for this varies by distro.
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ipacsum does, although 99% of Linux distributions don't actually use or contain this program.
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Mepis is an operating system, based on Linux. The advantages of Mepis compared to other Linux distributions are its lightness, its stability, and its simplicity of use.
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The following are designed primarily or entirely to function as LiveCD distributions:
* Knoppix * Damn Small Linux * Feather Linux * Slax * Archie
The following have a LiveCD component, but were designed more for installation to a hard drive:
* Ubuntu (and derivatives like Kubuntu and Xubuntu) * Freespire * PCLinuxOS * Fedora * Mandriva * Pardus
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You can if you really want to! But, most Linux software is already compiled and ready to be downloaded and installed. Note that Linux is the kernel from which many distributions (distos) branch out - Ubuntu, Linux Mint are but two examples.
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