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    An Introduction to Linux

    Operating System

    Arpit dantre
    Content
     Why Linux
     The Linux system
     Security
     What is Linux
    What is Linux
     Linux is a true 32 bit UNIX-like OS developed
    originally for home PCs, but now it runs on a
    variety of platforms including PowerPC,
    Macintosh, Amiga, DEC Alpha, Sun Sparc,
    ARM, and many others. The source code for
    Linux is freely available to everyone. Linux was
    created by Linus Torvalds in 1991, and it has
    been developed with the help of many
    programmers across the Internet. Now it has
    evolved into a very functional, powerful and
    usable clone of Unix which has at least 10 million
    users worldwide.
    Why Linux
     A Linux Distribution has thousands of
    dollars worth of software for no cost.
     Linux is a complete operating system:
    • stable - the crash of an application is much less
    likely to bring down the OS under Linux.
    • Reliable - Linux servers are often up for
    hundreds of days compared with the regular
    reboots required with a Windows system.
    • extremely powerful
     Linux provides a complete development
    environment.
    Why Linux (continued)
     Excellent networking facilities
     Ideal environment to run servers such as a web
    server, or an ftp server.
     A wide variety of commercial software is
    available if not satisfied by the free software
     Easily upgradeable.
     Supports multiple processors.
     True multi-tasking, multi-user OS.
     An excellent window system called X, the
    equivalent of Windows but much more flexible.
     Full source code is provided and free.
    The Linux System
     The Linux system excel in many area,
    ranging from end user concerns such as
    stability, speed, ease of use, to serious
    concerns such as development and
    networking.
    • Linux kernel
    • Linux networking
    • Linux file system
    Linux Kernel
     The kernel is the central nervous system of
    Linux, include OS code which runs the whole
    computer. It provides resources to all other
    programs that you run under Linux, and
    manages all other programs as they run.
    • The kernel includes the code that performs
    certain specialized tasks, including TCP/IP
    networking.
    • The kernel design is modular, so that the
    actual OS code is very small to be able to
    load when it needs, and then free the
    memory afterwards, thus the kernel
    remains small and fast and highly
    extensible.
    Linux File System
     Linux has an hierarchical, unified file
    system
     Supports 256-character filenames.
     All command line entries are case sensitive.
     Use the slash(/) rather than the backslash(\)
    you have been using in DOS.
    Types of File
     Ordinary files
    • text files
    • data files
    • command text files
    • executable files
     directories
     links
    • rather than having multiple copies of a file,
    Linux uses linking to one file to save disk space.
     special device files
    Security

     Encryption
    Encryption
     Encryption commonly used to secure data.
    It is the ancient technique of hiding
    information in plain sight. Include:
    • strong encryption - is stronger than the 40-bit
    encryption maximum that can be exported from
    the United States under U.S. law.
    • Public-key Encryption - is a type of asymmetric
    encryption, which is a system that you encrypt
    your message with one key, and the recipient
    decrypts it with a mathematically related, but
    different key.
    Reference
     http://www.Linux.org
     http://www.croftj.net/~jam
     http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/
    NET-3-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.1
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