History of Linux
Linux (Linus Unix) is an operating system created by Linus Torvalds, who was inspired by Minix (Mini Unix). Minix is a small operating system developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. Initially, Linux was a hobby project which was done by Linus Torvalds, a college teen 21 year at the university of Helsinki Finland.
00:01 Linux version done around August 1991, then posted to the mailing list comp.os.minix, with the intention of offering the source code of what he had made and invited other programmers to participate in the project.
On October 5, 1991, Linus announced the official version of Linux is version 0.02 which can only run GNU / BASH (the GNU Bourne Again Shell) and GNU / GCC (GNU CCompiler), Linux is the first version was released on March 14, 1994, after three years of experience period of development by many programmers from around the world. Currently, Linux is usually packaged with programs from the GNU project or other programs and bundled with the title "Linux distribution" is a derivative of the UNIX operating system is complete, can be used for networking, software development, multimedia, and office work forth. GNU itself is a project founded by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) in 1984, which aims to create a complete operating system UNIX style that is free to the public.
For everyday use, the user can choose a Linux distribution (distro) that has been widely recognized, such as Debian, RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, Gentoo, Slackware, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and hundreds of other distros that each has advantages and disadvantages of its own . The fundamental difference from a distribution is supplied packages or package management but the difference is still using the same Linux kernel that is still led by Linus Torvalds.
Creator Linus Torvalds the Linux kernel
Here's a glimpse of distributions which are known by many Linux users:
1. RedHat, the most popular distributions, at least in Indonesia. RedHat is the first distribution of the installation and operation easy.2. Debian distribution, which prioritizes stability and reliability, although sacrificing convenience and currency aspects of the program. Debian uses. Deb files in the installation package program.3. SuSE distribution, which is very popular with YaST (Yet another Setup Tools) to configure the system. SuSE is the first distribution in which the installation can use the Indonesian language.4. Mandrake, RedHat distro is a variant that is optimized for Pentium. If we use our computers pentium and above, Linux is generally able to walk faster with Mandrake.5. WinLinux, distributions that are designed to be installed on top of DOS partitions (Windows). So to run it could be a click from Windows. WinLinux made as if it is an application program under Windows.6. Slackware, the distribution has ever ruled the world of Linux. Almost all of the documentation prepared on Slackware Linux. Two highlights of Slackware is that all of its contents (the kernel, library or application) is proven. So maybe a bit old but it's stable. The second was because he advocated for installing from source so that every program that we install optimized by our system. This is the reason he did not want to use the binary RPM and up to Slackware 4.0, it still uses libc5 glibc2 not like the others.
And there are many other distros are already available or which will arise.
Currently Linux is not inferior to other operating systems, device support sleepless toil will have been successfully solved by the Linux community, so that Linux and its derivatives increasingly easy to learn with the support of a charming interface. But as a system of tidaklepas of advantages and disadvantages, the following pros and cons:
Linux Advantages
1. Linux is free and open operating system. So it can be said, there is no license fee for buying or using Linux.2. Linux is easy to use. In the past, said Linux is an operating system that is difficult and only devoted to the hackers. But now, this view is wrong. Linux is easy to use and can be said is almost as easy as using Windows.3. Nearly all applications included in Windows, there have been alternative in Linux. We can access the web site of Open Source as Alternative to obtain information that is useful and complete enough about alternative Windows applications on Linux.4. Security is more superior than Windows. It can be said, almost all Windows users would ever be exposed to viruses, spyware, trojans, adware, etc.. This, almost did not happen on Linux. Where, Linux since the beginning of a multi-user design, which is when the virus infects a particular user, will be very very very difficult to infect and spread to other users. On Windows, this is not happening. So when viewed from the side of the maintenance / hardware maintenance and data-would be more efficient. Articles that support this argument: Linux and Viruses and Protect Windows from virus attacks by using Linux.5. Linux is relatively stable. Computers that run on UNIX operating system is known to run indefinitely stable. Linux, which is a variant of UNIX, also inherits this stability. Rarely encountered, the computer suddenly hangs and have to press Ctrl-Alt-Del or Restart to end the incident. Thus, it is not surprising that Linux has the world server market share is quite large. From the results of research firm IDC, the market share of the world that use Linux servers in 2008 will reach 25.7% (to be read in www.eweek.com).6. Linux has backwards compatibility better (better backward-compatibilty). Hardware (hardware) that has been aged a long time, still very useful and can run well on Linux. The computers are old does not need to be removed and can still be used for certain purposes by using Linux (as supporting information can read the article "Do not Throw Away That Old PC-Give It New Life with Linux"). Also, never seen the documents that later can not be read on the Linux version is longer. On Windows, we like to keep track of developments required hardware. For example, a few months ago, has released Windows Vista. Some of the documents created in Windows Vista can not be opened in Windows XP. So, inevitably, we must switch to Windows Vista, and that means to upgrade or buy the hardware (hardware), new better (Minimum hardware Windows Vista can be seen www.microsoft.com). Or, there may be applications made several years ago can not be opened again in Windows Vista, because it is no longer supported by Microsoft.
Lack of Linux
1. Many users who are not familiar with Linux and still 'Windows minded'. This can be overcome with training or education to the users for getting used to Linux.2. Hardware support from certain vendors that are not too good on Linux. To find a list of supported hardware on Linux, we can see it in Linux-Drivers.org or linuxhardware.org.3. The installation process the software / application that is not as easy as in Windows. Installing software in Linux, it will become easier when connected to the internet or if have a CD / DVD repository him. If not, then we'll have to download one by one package is needed along with its dependencies.4. For system administrators who are not familiar with Unix-like systems (like Linux), then inevitably have to learn this. So the requirements to become an administrator is a man who likes to learn new things and continually learning.
The discussion hereinafter in linux session will discuss the family as well as Linux and its derivatives display a user interface in general. in hopes of increasing knowledge about the diversity of operating systems.
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