The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by Rocky , an ibibo Master, at 5:25 PM on July 18, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by singhsaurabh , an ibibo Master, at 1:49 PM on July 17, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by Ni .. , an ibibo Master, at 10:30 AM on July 13, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by .... ..... , an ibibo Master, at 6:57 AM on July 12, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by Yash , an ibibo Master, at 12:54 AM on July 11, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by Raksha , an ibibo Master, at 9:40 AM on July 08, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 12:07 PM on July 04, 2008

Linux (often pronounced LIH-nuhks with a short "i") is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. Linux has a reputation as a very efficient and fast-performing system. Linux's kernel (the central part of the operating system) was developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. To complete the operating system, Torvalds and other team members made use of system components developed by members of the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project.

Linux is a remarkably complete operating system, including a graphical user interface, an X Window System, TCP/IP, the Emacs editor, and other components usually found in a comprehensive Unix system. Although copyrights are held by various creators of Linux's components, Linux is distributed using the Free Software Foundation's copyleft stipulations that mean any modified version that is redistributed must in turn be freely available.

Unlike Windows and other proprietary systems, Linux is publicly open and extendible by contributors. Because it conforms to the Portable Operating System Interface standard user and programming interfaces, developers can write programs that can be ported to other operating systems. Linux comes in versions for all the major microprocessor platforms including the Intel, PowerPC, Sparc, and Alpha platforms. It's also available on IBM's S/390. Linux is distributed commercially by a number of companies. A magazine, Linux Journal, is published as well as a number of books and pocket references.

Linux is sometimes suggested as a possible publicly-developed alternative to the desktop predominance of Microsoft Windows. Although Linux is popular among users already familiar with Unix, it remains far behind Windows in numbers of users. However, its use in the business enterprise is growing.

Linux is a contraction for Linus' Unix; the short i sound preferred by most (including Torvalds) derives from the Swedish pronunciation of Linus.

Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 7:51 PM on June 25, 2008

well nikethan, Linux and Open Source are attracting unprecedented attention in the high tech world. Debian GNU/Linux is a remarkable demonstration of what the Open Source model can produce: Debian is an all volunteer organization, and their distribution contains only open-source software. This exciting new world can be intimidating for those whose primary computing experience is Microsoft Windows. In Learning Debian/GNU Linux, Bill McCarty has written a book for this new audience, aimed at introducing them to a Unix style operating system. Learning Debian GNU/Linux will guide any new user of Linux through the installing and use of Debian GNU/Linux, the entirely Open Source version of the Linux operating system. It demystifies Linux in terms familiar to Windows users and gives readers only what they need to start being successful users of Linux. Learning Debian GNU/Linux takes the reader step by step through the process of installing and setting up a Debian system, and provides a thorough but gentle introduction to the basics of using Debian GNU/Linux. Because the book is written specifically for the included CD, the reader needs nothing else to get started with this exciting new operating system. Ibought this hoping for a decent intro to Linux, like getting Debian installed and then getting Gnome up and running so I could get online with Netscape and go from there. I was ticking along fine until I hit Chapters Five and Six... things began to seriously diverge from what I was being instructed to do and what was on my screen. I was referred to Appendix C, where I crashed and burned.

Answered by Romi , an ibibo Master, at 10:38 AM on June 25, 2008

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, started in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux.[3]

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,[4], and embedded devices such as E-book readers, video game systems (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and XBox[5]), mobile phones and routers, and the best books are Books about Linux. Advanced Linux Programming by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, and Alex Samuel. Comprehensive Linux Textbook by Muayyad Saleh Al-Sadi

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:13 PM on June 23, 2008