Linux Practical Guide
From Msamir projects
In January 2009 six years will be passed since my endless love story start between me and linux OS, sometime it was funny hour other time it was so painful staring at computer screen try to configure stupid winmodem.
Cross this six year i learn how to love linux and working happily with it and in this guide i will try to help you avoid this painful time.
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Linux history
When Linus Torvalds was studying at the University of Helsinki, he was using a version of the UNIX operating system called 'Minix'. Linus and other users sent requests for modifications and improvements to Minix's creator, Andrew Tanenbaum, but he felt that they weren't necessary. That's when Linus decided to create his own operating system that would take into account users' comments and suggestions for improvements.
What is Linux Distribution
A Linux distribution (also called GNU/Linux distribution by some vendors and users) is a member of the family of Unix-like software distributions built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions (often called distros for short) consist of a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players and database applications. The operating system will consist of the Linux kernel and, usually, a set of libraries and utilities from the GNU project, with graphics support from the X Window System. Distributions optimized for size may not contain X, and tend to use more compact alternatives to the GNU utilities such as busybox, uclibc or dietlibc. There are currently over three hundred Linux distributions. Most of those are in active development, constantly being revised and improved.
basics
this sample line if you understand it will and believe it as well you will be Linux expert, in linux every thing is file screen, keybord, mouse, printer, hardisk.... etc all this for linux is just file.
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