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What is Linux?

LINUX is an operating system or a kernel distributed under an open-source license. Its


functionality list is quite like UNIX. The kernel is a program at the heart of the Linux
operating system that takes care of fundamental stuff, like letting hardware communicate
with software.

Why do you need an OS?

Every time you switch on your computer, you see a screen where you can perform different
activities like write, browse the internet or watch a video. What is it that makes the computer
hardware work like that? How does the processor on your computer know that you are asking
it to run a mp3 file?

Well, it is the operating system or the kernel which does this work. So, to work on your
computer, you need an Operating System(OS). In fact, you are using one as you read this on
your computer. Now, you may have used popular OS's like Windows, Apple OS X, but here
we will learn what Linux is and what benefits it offers over other OS choices.

Features in Linux :

 Being open-source, anyone with programming knowledge can modify it.


 The Linux operating systems now offer millions of programs/applications to choose
from, most of them free!
 Once you have Linux installed you no longer need an antivirus! Linux is a highly
secure system. More so, there is a global development community constantly looking
at ways to enhance its security. With each upgrade, the OS becomes more secure and
robust
 Linux is the OS of choice for Server environments due to its stability and reliability
(Mega-companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google use Linux for their Servers).
A Linux based server could run non-stop without a reboot for years on end.
Linux Vs Windows:

Linux is an open source operating system so user can change source code as per requirement
whereas Windows OS is a commercial operating system so user doesn’t have access to source
code.

Linux is very well secure as it is easy to detect bugs and fix whereas Windows has a huge
user base, so it becomes a target of hackers to attack windows system.

Linux runs faster even with older hardware whereas windows are slower compared to Linux.

Linux peripherals like hard drives, CD-ROMs, printers are considered files whereas
Windows, hard drives, CD-ROMs, printers are considered as devices

Linux files are ordered in a tree structure starting with the root directory whereas in
Windows, files are stored in folders on different data drives like C: D: E:

In Linux you can have 2 files with the same name in the same directory while in Windows,
you cannot have 2 files with the same name in the same folder.

In Linux you would find the system and program files in different directories whereas in
Windows, system and program files are usually saved in C: drive.

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