Linux

Linux

Everybody knows that we use computers in our daily lives and that it requires an operating system for its working. Windows is very famous operating system and people are generally aware of it. Similarly linux is also an operating system. It resembles UNIX. But there is one basic difference in this linux operating system.
This is free software. This means that you can download this linux operating system software completely free of charge. The second important point is that this linux operating system has open source software.

The free nature of software allows you to download it free of charge. The open source means that you can download all source codes also. The next point is that you can then modify this source to suit your needs. This sort of advantage is there only on linux and not on any other operating systems. In other words you get a real freedom of doing whatever you want to do. This linux can work on different hardware platforms. It is licensed under the general public license system. Anybody can use it, modify it and redistribute it. Nobody sells this linux.

This is open source software. This means anybody can use it. Anybody can package this linux with some utilities and then distribute it. This is called as distributions. There are web site links which give you the list of popular linux distributions. Distrowatch dot com is the source where you can get comprehensive info about these distributions. The linux distributions are also known as linux flavors. You can use linux system as the sole system on your computer. You can use it in the dual form. In this you can use any of the two systems on your computer.

If you want to use this linux system along with your windows system, you can do so. There is a great help article on the web site of linux, where you can get all the info for this. You can also get advice about which linux flavors to choose, why and how. In this case you also preserve all your windows programs and files.
So this linux system can be used to your advantage along with any of your existing operating system.

The next important feature of this linux system is the use of the graphical user interface. This gives you clickable icons and widgets. This makes it possible to give commands without use of any text. You can have a point and click system.
It gives different feel and look to your computer desktop. The other operating systems do not give you the freedom to choose your interface. Only linux gives you this freedom to choose several inter faces for your system. You can get different desktop environments because of linux.

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