in the small office server i use the linux as the main os of the small office server appliance..
Linux
Linux is an increasingly popular operating
system that is proving to be a viable alternative to Microsoft’s Windows and
Apple’s Mac operating systems. Linux is open source, which means that it is
developed by a tight-knit community of developers and designed to be
permanently free of charge. Because of this, there are many different types of
Linux operating systems available to users. Linux is PC-UNIX in which the
kernel was created for PC/AT compatibles by Linus Torvalds of Finland. The name
is derived from the kernel’s creator
there are many types of linux which is;
RedHat Linux
Red Hat Linux, assembled by the
company Red Hat, was a popular Linux based operating system until its
discontinuation in 2004.
Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on
November 3, 1994. It was originally called “Red Hat Commercial Linux”. It was
the first Linux distribution to use the RPM Package Manager as its packaging
format, and over time has served as the starting point for several other
distributions, such as Mandriva Linux and Yellow Dog Linux.
Red Hat Linux introduced a graphical
installer called Anaconda, intended to be easy to use for novices, and which
has since been adopted by some other Linux distributions. It also introduced a
built-in tool called Lokkit for configuring the firewall capabilities.
As of Red Hat Linux 8.0, UTF-8 was
enabled as the default character encoding for the system. This had little
effect on English-speaking users, but enabled much easier internationalisation
and seamless support for multiple languages, including ideographic,
bi-directional and complex script languages along with European languages.
Red Hat Linux lacked many features
due to possible copyright and patent problems. For example, MP3 support was
disabled in both Rhythmbox and XMMS; instead, Red Hat recommended using Ogg
Vorbis, which has no patents. MP3 support, however, could be installed
afterwards, although royalties are required everywhere MP3 is patented. Support
for Microsoft’s NTFS file system was also missing, but could be freely
installed as well.
Centos
CentOS is a community-supported,
free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It
exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to
maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution. CentOS
stands for Community ENTerprise Operating System. CentOS developers use Red
Hat’s source code to create a final product very similar to Red Hat Enterprise
Linux. CentOS is available free of charge. Technical support is primarily
provided by the community via official mailing lists, web forums, and chat
rooms.
CentOS version numbers have two
parts, a major version and a minor version. The major and minor version numbers
respectively correspond to the major version and update set of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux from which the source packages used to build CentOS are taken.
For example, CentOS 4.4 is built from the source packages from Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 update 4.
Fedora
Fedora is another example of a Linux
distribution. In appearance, Fedora’s desktop and standard operations are
similar to those of Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Fedora is used primarily for older PCs
due to its limited system requirements. The term fedora was in use as early as
1891. The fedora came into use in about 1919. Fedoras can be found in nearly
any color imaginable, but black, grey, tan, brown, and red are the most
popular.
Ubuntu
The most popular and widely used
Linux distribution is called “Ubuntu.” Ubuntu is aimed at bringing Linux to
casual computer users and is
comparable in features to
Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Ubuntu is a computer operating system
based on the Debian Linux distribution. Ubuntu focuses on usability and
security. The Ubiquity installer allows Ubuntu to be installed to the hard disk
from within the Live CD environment, without the need for restarting the
computer prior to installation.
Ubuntu comes installed with a wide
range of software that includes OpenOffice, Firefox, Pidgin, Transmission,
GIMP, and several lightweight games (such as Sudoku and chess). Ubuntu allows
networking ports to be closed using its firewall, with customized port
selection available. It offers support for more than 46 languages. Ubuntu can
also run many programs designed for Microsoft Windows (such as Microsoft
Office), through Wine or using a Virtual Machine.
Kubuntu
Kubuntu is similar to Ubuntu in operation. The
main difference is that Kubuntu uses a different type of file system than
Ubuntu. They both perform the same basic functions, and both are easily
accessible to casual computer users
Debian
Debian is a more complicated version of the
Linux operating system. It is what the distributions Ubuntu and Kubuntu are
based on, though it is not nearly as accessible to casual computer users.
Debian has the ability to operate as a standard desktop computer operating
system, as well as an operating system used to run computer servers
Linux Mint
Linux Mint is a Linux distribution that was
modeled after Ubuntu. As opposed to Ubuntu, which has limited functionality
when first installed and requires users to pick and choose which applications
to install based on their needs, Linux Mint's focus is providing all programs
and drivers a user would need immediately after installation.
zentyal
Zentyal was developed with the aim of bringing Linux closer to SMBs and to allow them to
make the most of its potential as a corporate server. It is the open source
alternative to Microsoft network infrastructure products aimed at SMBs (Windows
Small Business Server, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft Forefront.)
and it is based on the popular Ubuntu distribution.
Zentyal allows IT professionals to manage all network services such as Internet
access, network security, resource sharing, network infrastructure or
communications in an easy way via one single platform.
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