2. What is Linux ?
Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like graphical user
interface (GUI) based computer operating systems.
It is Multi-user.
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4. Today’s Linux World
Improvements in the kernel
Improvements in support tools
Creation of new support tools
Creation of new distributions
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6. Understanding Basic Open Source
Principles
Commercial software
Shareware software
Freeware
Open source software
12. Specific software that’s required on
most Linux-based desktop
computers includes:
The X Window System GUI (X for short)
A popular desktop environment, such as GNOME, KDE, Xfce, or Unity
A Web browser, such as Mozilla Firefox
An email client, such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Evolution
A graphics editor, such as the GIMP
An office suite, such as OpenOffice.org or the similar LibreOffice
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14. Understanding Server
Computers
Server computers can be almost identical to desktop computers in terms of
their hardware, although servers sometimes require bigger hard disks or
better network connections.
Examples include:
Web servers, such as Apache
Email servers, such as sendmail and Postfix
Databases, such as MySQL
I File servers, such as the Network File System (NFS) or Samba
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16. I Print servers, such as the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) or
Samba
Domain Name System (DNS) servers, such as the Berkeley Internet
Name Domain (BIND)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers, such as the
Internet Software Consortium’s (ISC’s) dhcpd
Time servers, such as the Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Remote login servers, such as Secure Shell (SSH) or Virtual Network
Computing (VNC)