Welcome To:
Module 1
Understanding Linux
Concepts
What is Linux?
Linux is an Operating System which sits in the
middle of your hardware and users
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Unix vs. Linux
• Unix was first developed for multi-user and multi-tasking in mid-1970 in Bell Labs by
ATT, GE and Massachusetts institute of Technology
• Then born Linux in 1991 by Linus Torvalds
• Linux is mostly free
• Linux is open source
• Unix is mostly used by Sun as Solaris, HP-UX, AIX etc.
• Linux is used by many developers community or companies (Redhat, CentOS, Debian) etc.
• Unix comparatively supports very fewer File systems
• Linux can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from mobile
phones, tablets, video game consoles, to mainframes and supercomputers.
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114 Linux Commands
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Linux Vs. Windows
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Linux Distributions
Redhat
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Linux Users
• US Government and Agencies (National, State, Federal and International)
• NASA
• Health Care
• The Bullet Trains in Japan runs at the speed of 150-215 m/h
• Traffic Control
• Financial Institutes e.g. NYSE
• Entertainment industries (Cinemas, Production houses etc.)
• World e-commerce leaders, including Amazon, eBay, PayPal, and Walmart run their
platform on Linux
• Other fortune 500 companies e.g. Google, IBM, McDonalds, Facebook etc.
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