Overview of Linux

According to “Linux.org” the name “Linux” came from the kernel of the operating system, developed in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The trademark of Linux still owns by him. Linus researched the kernel and sustained to regulate its value. He also added new codes to the kernel. In the past, Linux has been distributed, marketed and known as “open source” software. “Open source” norm’s that the source code must be generously distributable and can be downloaded from the Internet.

In the past Linux has been contributing for enterprise software i.e., open source and commercial applications. As compared to the open source, commercial applications gained a rapid growth. Linux contributed immensely on the mobile handset market. IMS research was founded in 1989 and is currently a leading market researcher of the global electronics industry. According to IMS research in February 2009, the OEM (original equipment manufacturers) was seeking for Linux based operating systems to minimize the cost and expand their handset portfolios.

The dynamic GUI environment of Linux gives users an entirely different system to navigate. Linux is now the choice for many users. Although there are some system software issues, but they can be controlled as there is a lot of support available on the Internet via Linux support website and forums. Dell and Lenovo started selling systems having Linux installed on systems with different versions due to increasing demand of desktop users. Some popular flavors are Red hat Linux and Ubuntu. Previously the command line interface was not so demanding and there was no comprehensive support for the system software. Today Linux versions come rapidly and more improved from the previous versions eliminating issues with previous versions making Linux better and better.

Linux File Editors

In Windows environment we call the directories as “Folder” and in Linux we call the files and folders “Directories”. These directories may contain sub directories depending on the requirements of the user. One of the major differences between Linux and Windows is the directory structure. Locating files and folders in Linux are also unlike as compared to windows.