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The document introduces Linux as an operating system that serves as an intermediary between hardware and users, highlighting its development by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as an open-source and mostly free alternative to Unix. It compares Unix and Linux, noting Linux's broader hardware compatibility and usage by various sectors, including government, healthcare, and major corporations. Additionally, it lists prominent Linux distributions and users, emphasizing its significance in modern computing.

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Module 1

The document introduces Linux as an operating system that serves as an intermediary between hardware and users, highlighting its development by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as an open-source and mostly free alternative to Unix. It compares Unix and Linux, noting Linux's broader hardware compatibility and usage by various sectors, including government, healthcare, and major corporations. Additionally, it lists prominent Linux distributions and users, emphasizing its significance in modern computing.

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Module 1

Understanding Linux
Concepts
What is Linux?
Linux is an Operating System which sits in the
middle of your hardware and users

By: Imran Afzal


Unix vs. Linux
• Unix was first developed for multi-user and multi-tasking in mid-1970 in Bell Labs by
ATT, GE and Massachusetts institute of Technology
• Then born Linux in 1991 by Linus Torvalds
• Linux is mostly free
• Linux is open source
• Unix is mostly used by Sun as Solaris, HP-UX, AIX etc.
• Linux is used by many developers community or companies (Redhat, CentOS, Debian) etc.
• Unix comparatively supports very fewer File systems
• Linux can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from mobile
phones, tablets, video game consoles, to mainframes and supercomputers.

By: Imran Afzal


114 Linux Commands

By: Imran Afzal


Linux Vs. Windows

By: Imran Afzal


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Linux Distributions

Redhat

By: Imran Afzal


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Linux Users
• US Government and Agencies (National, State, Federal and International)
• NASA
• Health Care
• The Bullet Trains in Japan runs at the speed of 150-215 m/h
• Traffic Control
• Financial Institutes e.g. NYSE
• Entertainment industries (Cinemas, Production houses etc.)
• World e-commerce leaders, including Amazon, eBay, PayPal, and Walmart run their
platform on Linux
• Other fortune 500 companies e.g. Google, IBM, McDonalds, Facebook etc.

By: Imran Afzal


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