INTRODUCTION TO LINUX

When Linux 1.0 was released to the world almost 25 years ago its model of free and open source software knocked down all of the walls that had previously been put in place by paten driven software giants like, Microsoft in order to maintain control over the development and distribution of computer programs. But as we know Windows has a patent of Operating System developers and users more or less have to work within a relatively closed software environment that places certain restrictions.

Linux on the other hand has a completely open-source kernel central part of the OS that links your Hardware with applications meaning that it can be used freely for a purpose of whatever you want for tons of different use scenarios etc. These different versions of Linux are commonly called distributions or distros which provide different stacks of software tools and desktop environment all of which are tied to the linux kernel that combine to form a complete operating system these distros can range from anything like Ubuntu or Mint which are popular desktop distributions often use alternatives to Windows to something like Android on your smartphone. Two versions of Linux found on supercomputers Linux is focus on security and stability compared to Windows which focuses more on ease of use as made Linux extremely popular for servers and other super critical application.

Linux is genrally lightweight and less resource heavy than windows which is beneficial for home users who just want a very fast computing experience on a possibly low-end machine and even skilled proffesionals are running servers that require high efficiency.