SJSU - Bus 119A TTR Presentation - Linux

1. Linux Presented by: Josh Tullo Linda Luong Webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/bus119alinux/ Last updated: September 26,2011

2. What is Linux? Background and Brief History Why choose Linux? Uses KDE and GNOME Linux and Unix Popular Linux Applications Conclusion Table of Contents

3. Linux is a computer operating system based on free and open source software. There are many different varieties of Linux Linux is Unix-Like and based on the “Linux” Kernel Has the X Windows GUI Runs on multiple platforms Includes the Source Code What is Linux?

4. Linux was created in 1991 by LinusTorvalds Torvalds began to develop the Linux kernel on Minix Later Linux matured and began to develop under itself In 1992, Torvalds released his notes for version .12 and published version 0.99 Brief History and Background

5. 1998: Many major companies such as IBM, Compaq and Oracle announce their support for Linux. By 2005, the use of Linux became more prevalent in Supercomputing. 2011: Version 3.0 of the Linux kernel is released. Brief History and Background

6. Linux is Powerful It runs on multiple hardware platforms Its fast and stable Does not require latest hardware Linux is “Free” There are multiple vendors who distribute the Linux Software Why choose Linux?

7. Desktop Servers Mainframes Supercomputers Android Android is based on a modified version of Linux Firewalls and Servers Cisco/Linksys Uses

8. Both KDE and Gnome are just big packages with software aimed to look and feel the same way, work well together and generally give the user a nice experience Linux can either be used with a KDE or Gnome desktop environment Desktop EnvironmentsKDE and GNOME

9. GNOME Desktop

10. KDE Desktop

11. UNIX is copyrighted name only big companies are allowed to use the UNIX copyright and name, so IBM AIX and Sun Solaris and HP-UX all are UNIX operating systems. Linux is just a clone of UNIX Linux and Unix

12. Difference Characteristics Between Linux & UNIX Linux comes with open source netfilter/iptables based firewall tool to protect your server and desktop from the hackers. UNIX operating systems comes with its own firewall product Linux and Unix

13. Common Characteristics Between Linux & UNIX Both share many common applications such as: GUI, file, and windows managers (KDE, Gnome) Shells (ksh, csh, bash) Development tools (perl, php, python, GNU c/c++ compilers) Posix interface Linux and Unix

14. UNIX Operating System Names A few popular names: HP-UX IBM AIX Sun Solairs Mac OS’s IRIX Linux Distribution (Operating System) Names A few popular names: Redhat Enterprise Linux Fedora Linux Debian Linux Suse Enterprise Linux Ubuntu Linux Linux and Unix

15. Emulators Mac-On-Linux Win4Lin Wine Multimedia Kplayer - KDE LAME LiVES RealPlayer for Linux VLC Popular Linux Applications

16. Office Gnumeric - GNOME Koffice – KDE Open Office Browsers Firefox Konquerer - KDE Opera Popular Linux Applications

17. We've uncovered all the essential aspects of the Linux operating system, and we hope you've now got a much better understanding of how it all hangs together. One of the best things about Linux is that you're free to experiment and change things freely. It’s Not the End https://sites.google.com/site/bus119alinux/

18. What is Linux? Background and Brief History Why choose Linux? Uses KDE and GNOME Linux and Unix Popular Linux Applications Conclusion Table of Contents