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AHAMED SHAHAS S
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PGDM A- RAJAGIRI BUSINESS SCHOOL
What is Linux?
oLinux is an operating system or a kernel. It is distributed under an open source license.
Linux is the best-known and most-used open-source operating system.
o Around 1991, a working Linux operating system with some applications was officially
launched, and this was the start of one of the most loved and open-source OS options
available today.
oLinus Torvalds had wanted to call his invention "Freax", a portmanteau of "free", "freak",
and "x" (as an allusion to Unix).
BASIC
LINUX
OS
Linux Distributions
An operating system based on the Linux kernel is called a Distribution or
Distro
Unix/Linux uses a tree like a hierarchical file Windows uses different data drives like C: D:
system. E to stored files and folders.
There are no drives in Linux. Windows has different drives like C: D: E.
Peripherals like hard drives, CD-ROMs, Peripherals are considered as devices.
printers are also considered files in Linux/Unix.
There are 4 types of user account types 1)
There are 3 types of user account types 1) Administrator, 2) Standard, 3) Child, 4) Guest.
Regular, 2) Root and 3) Service Account.
Administrator user has all administrative
Root user is the super user and has all privileges of computers.
administrative privileges.
In Windows, you cannot have 2 files with the
Linux file naming convention is case same name in the same folder.
sensitive. Thus, sample and SAMPLE are 2
different files in Linux/Unix operating system. In windows, My Documents is default home
directory.
MARKET SHARE AND UPTAKE
Global market share held by operating systems Global market share held by the leading
for desktop PCs smartphone OS
Windows 82.55%
MacOS 12.37% Android 85.66%
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