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herez mah article for nage mag... TOI group...
i know it will appear simple to all the tux gurus here but as you know simple lang has to be used in commercial mag. to so that they can sell
please do comment
Gee! It’s a Tux!
“Oh Linux! Must be geek stuff”… This is a common reaction when we hear that some one is running linux on his system. But, this is not true. Linux is very simple to operate. A creation of Linus Torvalds and a darling of the open-source movement, this operating system has been a great success.
Linux OS has now been divided into many distributions or distros. This operating system is highly customizable and servers both enterprise and home users. You can, infact, make your own operating system out of the source code of any distro provided you have the adequate knowledge! This OS is known to be very stable and being free or low-cost in some cases, around 70% of all web servers run on Linux. It is known to be more powerful than Windows and is much more secure. You don’t have to worry about virus attacks or malicious code if you are running this OS!
The most popular distros are mentioned here for our readers:
1. Fedora Core 3(Supported by Red Hat Linux)
This is more of a community type of OS where many users contribute their bit. This is known to be very powerful and stable. However, it is customized for enterprise usage and is not as user friendly as some other distros.
2. Suse Linux
This distro comes in 2 forms: Personal and Professional. The Professional version is a users dream while the Personal version is a bit lacking in features. However, you have to pay for the Professional version whereas the Personal edition is free. This is a really user- friendly OS and meets the demand of the industry too. It is widely accepted as the most ‘polished’ distro.
3. Slackware
Customize is the word! You can do anything on this distro! Rated as the best in many user surveys and polls, this OS really has raised the bar. Very seldom do you find a distro which can be used so freely and which provides complete control to the users. This distro can be downloaded for free from their site
4. Mandrake Linux
One of the oldest distros, Mandrake is a solid performer. This OS is truly a link between the two sets of users. It has the graphics, it has the stability, it has the security and most importantly it has the trust!
The other set of distros like Lycoris, Xandros, Linspire look better than any of the other versions and provide the home users what they need. Infact, with a bit of customization these distros give Windows Xp a hard time! Please do send in your suggestions and opinions about this article
i know it will appear simple to all the tux gurus here but as you know simple lang has to be used in commercial mag. to so that they can sell
please do comment
Gee! It’s a Tux!
“Oh Linux! Must be geek stuff”… This is a common reaction when we hear that some one is running linux on his system. But, this is not true. Linux is very simple to operate. A creation of Linus Torvalds and a darling of the open-source movement, this operating system has been a great success.
Linux OS has now been divided into many distributions or distros. This operating system is highly customizable and servers both enterprise and home users. You can, infact, make your own operating system out of the source code of any distro provided you have the adequate knowledge! This OS is known to be very stable and being free or low-cost in some cases, around 70% of all web servers run on Linux. It is known to be more powerful than Windows and is much more secure. You don’t have to worry about virus attacks or malicious code if you are running this OS!
The most popular distros are mentioned here for our readers:
1. Fedora Core 3(Supported by Red Hat Linux)
This is more of a community type of OS where many users contribute their bit. This is known to be very powerful and stable. However, it is customized for enterprise usage and is not as user friendly as some other distros.
2. Suse Linux
This distro comes in 2 forms: Personal and Professional. The Professional version is a users dream while the Personal version is a bit lacking in features. However, you have to pay for the Professional version whereas the Personal edition is free. This is a really user- friendly OS and meets the demand of the industry too. It is widely accepted as the most ‘polished’ distro.
3. Slackware
Customize is the word! You can do anything on this distro! Rated as the best in many user surveys and polls, this OS really has raised the bar. Very seldom do you find a distro which can be used so freely and which provides complete control to the users. This distro can be downloaded for free from their site
4. Mandrake Linux
One of the oldest distros, Mandrake is a solid performer. This OS is truly a link between the two sets of users. It has the graphics, it has the stability, it has the security and most importantly it has the trust!
The other set of distros like Lycoris, Xandros, Linspire look better than any of the other versions and provide the home users what they need. Infact, with a bit of customization these distros give Windows Xp a hard time! Please do send in your suggestions and opinions about this article
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