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LINUX
Presented by:
Cyrene Custodio
Nancy Landa
Reema Madan
Hector Merjil
Yvette Preciado
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Background on Linux
Version of UNIX
Linus Torvalds Creator of Linux
Open Source Operating System
Free Software
Source Code Available


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Where is Linux Used?
75% of respondents were already using
Linux and another 14% were evaluating
it
43% of all web sites use Linux servers
running the Apache Web server
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How is Linux Used?
Personal Workstation
File and Print Server
Internet Service Provider
Three-tier Client/Server
Turnkey System
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Using Linux on Personal Computers
Linux kernel for free
Kernel is central component
Kernel can be customized to users
needs
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Linux Distributions
Corel Linux
Debian GNU/Linux
OpenLinux (Caldera)
Red Hat
Slackware
SuSE
TurboLinux

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Installing Linux
SuSE Distribution
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SuSE Linux Hardware Requirements
CPU
Main memory
Optical Drive
Graphic card
Hard Drive
Sound Card
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CPU
IBM
INTEL
Pentium I III
No 286, 386, 486, and Celeron
AMD
K6/II/III
Duran
Athlon, Athlon XP/MP
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Main Memory

SDRAM or DDRRAM
Doesnt matter
Capacity:
Minimum requirement 64MB
Recommended 128MB and up
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Optical Drive
CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
Sony, Philips, and Acer
SuSE website has compatibility listing
CD-R
Sony, Philips, and Acer
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Graphics Cards
Supports new cards on the market
ATI: Radeon 7500/8500, FireGl 8700/8800,
FireGL 2/4
Matrox: G450/G550
nVidia: GeForce 2/3/4, nForce
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Hard Drives
Supports EIDE and SCSI drives
IBM, Maxtor, and Seagate
Capacity
Min: 400MB
Full Install: 3GB
Anything above 3GB
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Sound Card
All common sound cards
Dell & Yamaha OPL3-SA
Professional audio:
Soundblaster: Audigy
Terratec: EWX 24/96 (Sereo I/O analog and
digital), EWS 88 MT (8 analog channels),
EWS 88D (10 digital channels in ADAT
format)
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Configuring Linux System
1. Selecting a language
2. Choosing automatic or manual
partitioning
3. Type of software to install
4. Choosing which drive to boot from
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Configuring Linux (continued)
5. Adjusting the time settings
6. Configuring the hardware aspect of the
system
7. Creating the root password (for the
Administrator), and user accounts
8. Hardware configuration
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Working with Linux
Graphical User Interface

X Window System
SuSE KDE SuSE
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Software Applications
OpenOffice: word processing, spreadsheets,
drawing
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Konqueror: The KDE File Manager and Web
Browser
Kmail: The KDE Mail Application
Evolution: An Email and Calendar Program
Sound Applications
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Software Applications (continued)
TV, Video, Radio, and Webcam
K3b: The KDE Burning Application
Digital Cameras
Kooka: Scanning Application
Graphics with the GIMP
Shell system
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Working with the Shell
Executes user commands
Command element
Command name
parameters
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Linux Directory Structure
Store drives
Accessing data using folders
Root directory:
beginning of file system
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Subdirectories
/root directory, starting point of the directory tree

/home (private) directories of users

/devDevice files that represent hardware components

/etc Important files for system configuration

/etc/init.d Boot scripts/usr/binGenerally accessible programs
Examples of Subdirectories
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Why Use Linux?
Costs less
Stable
Reliable
Extremely powerful
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LINUX VS WINDOWS
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Financial Differences
Technical Differences
End-User Differences
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Financial Differences
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Linux vs. Windows
COST
LINUX WINDOWS
Online Downloads Free Not Available
Retail Price, CD $50 $300
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Cost for Businesses
Companies have to spend millions for
licenses for ever individual windows
computer
For Linux companies dont have to spend
anything
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Technical Differences

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Linux vs. Windows
Keeping up to date
By Upgrading
Linux upgrades faster than Windows
Compatibility
Linux is Backward Compatible unlike
Windows


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Linux vs. Windows
Features Provided
Both support Dynamic Caching
Both have Multi-user Support
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Linux vs. Windows

Application Differences
No commercial word processor for
Linux, which matches the quality for
Windows

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End-User Differences
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Proprietary vs. Open Source
Windows is a Proprietary Technology
Applications will only work on Windows
Linux Open Source


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Linux
Complete information needed for
download
Technical help Available on Internet
(user must be comfortable with UNIX
system)
Windows word processor is better than
Linux
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Linux vs. Windows
Head to head competition
Used side by side as servers
Both handled daily workload for several
small business operations
Linux with hardware disadvantage
supported a community of users 3 times
size of NTs
In The Commercial Arena
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In The Commercial Arena
System Administration Most significant
difference
Linux tougher environment
Linux requires learning multi-user issues
built into Unix-file permissions
NT easier environment
NT requires less effort to get a starter server
up and running
But in NT you have to solve multi-user issues
for each and every subsystem
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In The Commercial Arena
NT graphical interfaces, wizards and easy-
to-grasp metaphors
But as server chores become more
customized, NT cannot handle it
Linux textual interface (with X-Window)
But for complex jobs, Linux gives a powerful
set of tools
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In The Commercial Arena
NT easy for non-programmer
Linux programmer-based culture

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Conclusion
When is it best to use Linux and when
should some other operating system be
preferred?
It all depends on the user