Chapter 1
STARTING WITH LINUX
Content:
• Understanding What Linux Is.
• Exploring Linux History
• Understanding How Linux Differs from Other
Operating Systems
• Understanding How Linux Distributions Emerged.
, Understanding What Linux Is.
Linux is a computer operating system. An operating system consists of the software that
manages your computer and lets you run applications on it.
The features that make up Linux and similar computer operating systems include the
following:
• Detecting and preparing hardware:
• Managing processes:
• Managing memory
• Providing user interfaces
• Controlling file systems
• Providing user access and authentication
• Offering administrative utilities
• Starting up services
• Programming tools
• Clustering
• Virtualization
• Cloud computing
• Real-time computing
• Specialized storage
STARTING WITH LINUX
Content:
• Understanding What Linux Is.
• Exploring Linux History
• Understanding How Linux Differs from Other
Operating Systems
• Understanding How Linux Distributions Emerged.
, Understanding What Linux Is.
Linux is a computer operating system. An operating system consists of the software that
manages your computer and lets you run applications on it.
The features that make up Linux and similar computer operating systems include the
following:
• Detecting and preparing hardware:
• Managing processes:
• Managing memory
• Providing user interfaces
• Controlling file systems
• Providing user access and authentication
• Offering administrative utilities
• Starting up services
• Programming tools
• Clustering
• Virtualization
• Cloud computing
• Real-time computing
• Specialized storage
