The Big, Friendly Guide to Linux Distributions
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Linux - for the beginners - and also for an experienced user This is my earlier Lnux article!! The Big, Friendly Guide to Linux Distributions Distros, package managers, desktops, kernels, C programming, software costs, and commercial support Linux is not one single desktop operating system sold by one company. It is a large ecosystem. The Linux kernel is the central component that talks to the computer's hardware, but a usable operating system also needs thousands of other pieces: system tools, libraries, installers, an update service, applications, documentation, and usually a graphical desktop. A Linux distribution , usually shortened to distro , selects those pieces, integrates them, tests them, publishes installation media, and delivers updates. That is why Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, openSUSE, and many others can all be “Linux” while looking and behaving differently. They may share most of the same open-source foundations, yet make different choice...