Linux OS
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system.
Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free
software and
open source development: typically all underlying source
code can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by
anyone. I
Predominantly known for its use in servers,
Linux is supported by corporations such as Dell,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Novell, Oracle Corporation, Red Hat,
and Sun Microsystems. It is used as an operating system for a
wide variety of computer hardware, including desktop
computers, supercomputers,video game systems, such as the
PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, several arcade games, and
embedded devices such as mobile phones, routers, and stage
lighting systems.
Linux is also picking up pace in the desktop OS realm with
the release of Ubuntu and other 'trivialised' versions of
Linux which make the OS more user friendly and
configurable.
Linux is a modular Unix-like operating system. It derives
much of its basic design from principles established in Unix
during the 1970s and 1980s.
Linux uses a monolithic kernel, the
Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking,
and peripheral and file system access. Device drivers are
integrated directly with the kernel, although pluggable
drivers and application space drivers are possible with later
versions of the
Linux Kernel.
Linux is also provides a full POSIX stack, which simplified
the creation of standardized software to run on Linux.
The
Linux kernel is also a favourite among embedded engineers
as it is opensource and provides access to sourcecode and
flexible licensing.
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