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| + | Linux is an operating system in much the same what that Windows is an operating system (and there any similarities between Linux and Windows end). The term ''operating system'' is used to describe the software acts as a layer between the hardware in a computer and the applications that we all run on a daily basis. When programmers write applications they interface they interface with operating system to perform such tasks as writing files to the hard disk drive and displaying informtion on the screen. Without an operating system every programmer would have to write code that could directly access the hardware of the system. In addition the programmer would have to be able to support every single peice of hardware ever created to be sure the application would work on every possible hardware configuration. Because the operating system handles all of this hardware complexity application development becomes a much easier task. Linux is just one of a number of different operating systems available today. | ||
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Revision as of 19:19, 15 June 2007
Ubuntu Linux is one of a number of different flavors of the Linux operating system. The various different brands of Linux are generally known as Linux Distributions. In terms of the history of Linux, Ubuntu is something of a newcomer. In the relatively short period of time that it has been available, however, Ubuntu has rapidy gained the respect of both experienced and novice Linux users throughout the world.
In this chapter we will briefly cover the history of Linux and the Ubuntu variant of Linux.
What Exactly is Linux?
Linux is an operating system in much the same what that Windows is an operating system (and there any similarities between Linux and Windows end). The term operating system is used to describe the software acts as a layer between the hardware in a computer and the applications that we all run on a daily basis. When programmers write applications they interface they interface with operating system to perform such tasks as writing files to the hard disk drive and displaying informtion on the screen. Without an operating system every programmer would have to write code that could directly access the hardware of the system. In addition the programmer would have to be able to support every single peice of hardware ever created to be sure the application would work on every possible hardware configuration. Because the operating system handles all of this hardware complexity application development becomes a much easier task. Linux is just one of a number of different operating systems available today.
