2. GNU/Linux
GNU
Linux (kernel) + OSS =
OS (GNU)
GNU/Linux + installer
+ OSS =
distribution (distro)
http://www.gnu.org/
GNU = GNU is not Unix; OSS = Open Source Software;
OS = operating system
3. GNU/Linux OS
Multipurpose
● Server
● Desktop
Special edition for special purpose
4. Main Linux Distro
● Debian GNU/Linux
● Fedora (RHEL)
● Gentoo
● Mandriva
● OpenSUSE (Novell SLE)
● Slackware
RHEL = Red Hat Enterprise Linux; SLE = SUSE Linux Enterprise
13. Mandriva
● rpmbased softwares
● Easy of Mandriva Control Center
● Easy of urpm packaging system
● KDE desktop
● GUI installer
More: http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Home
17. Slackware
● Sourcebased (tgz) packaging system
● Almost pure/generic, most Unixlike
● No deadline for each version
● Stable & simple
● KDE desktop
● Textbased (menuing system) installer
More: http://www.slackbook.org/html/introductionslackware.html