Summary


Linux is a free computer operating system that was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and has grown from contributions from software developers all over the world. Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise versions of Red Hat Linux are distributions of Linux that package together the software needed to run Linux and make it easier to install and use.

This book specifically describes Fedora Core 6, a complete version of which is included on the DVD that comes with this book, as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Fedora Core includes cutting-edge Linux technology that is slated for inclusion in commercial Red Hat Linux systems. Features in Fedora Core 6 include the latest desktop features from KDE and GNOME, improved installation tools for accessing online repositories, and several developing technologies, such as XEN virtualization and AIGLX desktop eye candy . You can get Fedora Core from the Internet or from distributions that come with books such as this one.

Linux is based on a culture of free exchange of software. Linux's roots are based in the UNIX operating system. UNIX provided most of the framework that was used to create Linux. That framework came from the POSIX standard, the System V Interface Definition, and the Berkeley Software Distribution, pieces of which have all found their way into Linux. Now the Linux Standard Base creates the standards to provide consistency among Linux distributions.




Fedora 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible
Fedora 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible
ISBN: 047008278X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 279

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