Abstract: Publisher SummaryThis chapter introduces the Linux Operating System. It explains the grassroots feelings that center around Linux, and the new ease of installation and integration make Linux a very attractive product. It is a robust alternative to any windows operating system as long as one remembers it is not windows per se. Linux is at home in the server arena as well as in the desktop environment. It should be kept in mind that Linux is a version of UNIX, and one needs someone with UNIX or Linux experience to manage it. The interface is very similar to windows but not exactly the same in all cases, but there is nothing one can do in windows that one cannot do in Linux. There are plenty of user-type applications available for Linux that do all the same functions, albeit differently at times. The main benefits are the cost, reliability, and security that Linux offers as an operating system, not to mention the steady increase in support from the big players on the block like Oracle, Informix, IBM, Sun, Dell, Compaq, and many more.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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