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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Things you should know before installing LINUX

What is LINUX?

Linux is an Operating System or Kernel which is created by Linus Torvalds. The reason behind Linux existence is that Linus used to work on UNIX system when he was in college but he thought that UNIX need some changes to make it easier, However his suggestion where rejected by the designer of UNIX. Later on he thought of creating one Operating system which will be receptive to changes, modifications suggested by its user. Thats how LINUX came into existence.

LINUX is mainly used to design their own custom Operating System. Linux is the backbone of many popular operating system like DEBIAN, UBUNTU, FEDORA etc.

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Benefits of LINUX:

Free and Open source.
Being Open source anyone with programming knowledge can modify it.
Once you have Linux installed you no longer need ANTI-VIRUS to protect your system.
Linux is the OS of choice for server environments due to its stability and reliability.

How to decide which Linux Distribution you should install as per your need.

There are 100s of Linux distribution out there to choose from. Most of them are designed for a specific purpose kept in mind. One of the most popular example of Linux distribution is ANDROID. Arch Linux is popular among Developers. It is designed for user who normally go for DIY (DO IT YOURSELF) approach. Similarly CentOS is most used for Enterprises and web servers. Linux Mint is the 4th most used operating system following UBUNTU at 3rd position after Mac OS and Windows.

Now the question is which is the best LINUX distribution?

Each distribution is built for an specific purpose and most of them are available for FREE, you might want to try one by one to know which one is the best for you. My favorite is UBUNTU.

How to Install Linux?

The way you install windows onto your PC similarly you can install Linux too. Today we will see 3 different ways to install Linux.

Installing via USB stick.
Installing via DISC/CD.
Installing virtually on existing system through VIRTUAL BOX (Most preferred and widely used method to test Linux OS.)

Click Here to know step by step procedure to install LINUX with screenshot.

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