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LINUX FLAVOURS
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LINUX
It is a computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of released on October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
free operating system for Intel x86-based personal computers
FEATURES
MULTI: 1. Multiuser 2. Multitasking 3.Multiplatform
PROTECTION : 1. Runs in protected mode on 386
2. Protection between processes
LIBRARIES: 1. Unified memory pool
2.Dynamic linked and static libraries
Community-Driven DistributionsDEBIAN
Debian GNU/Linux is a distribution that emphasizes free software. It is supported on many hardware platforms. Debian and distributions based on it use the .deb package format and the dpkg package manager.
SUSE LINUX
SUSE LINUX "With its wealth of features, stability, and its efficient security features to protect you against unauthorized access, SUSE LINUX is the most comprehensive, stable, and secure operating system on the market. No matter whether you are a newcomer or a system administrator, you are sure to benefit from the new features that make life with Linux easier".
OPEN SUSE
openSUSE is a general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project and sponsored by SUSE. After Novell acquired SUSE Linux in January 2004,[2] Novell decided to release the SUSE Linux Professional product as a 100% open source project.
Mandriva Linux
Mandriva Linux is a Linux distribution distributed by Mandriva. The first release was based on Red Hat Linux (version 5.1) and K Desktop Environment 1 in July 1998.
Features
The major features of Mandriva Linux are:
1. Installation, control and administration
Mandriva Linux contains the Mandriva Control Center, which eases configuration of some settings. It has many programs known as Drakes or Draks, collectively named drakxtools, to configure many different settings. Examples include MouseDrake to set up a mouse.
2. Desktops
The latest version of Mandriva Linux, 2011.0 officially supports only KDE Plasma Desktop,
3. Package manager
Mandriva Linux uses a package manager called urpmi, which functions as a wrapper to the RPM package management system.
Gentoo Linux
1. It is a computer operating system built on top of the Linux kernel and based on the Portage package management system
2. It is distributed as free and open source software
3. Gentoo describes itself as a meta-distribution, "because of its near-unlimited adaptability", in that the majority of users have configurations and sets of installed programs which are unique to themselves.
Features of Gentoo
Portability: originally built on the x86 architecture
Portage: Portage is Gentoo's package management system Portage's
main utility is emerge , which is written in Python and can be
used by privileged users to inspect and alter the set of installed
packages on a Gentoo operating system.
Init system: uses dependency-based scripts
it includes a command called rc-update which manages
run levels