Linux

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Background on Linux

Version of UNIX Linus Torvalds – Creator of Linux Open Source Operating System Free Software Source CodeAvailable

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Where is Linux Used?

 75% of respondents were already using Linux and another 14% were evaluating it  43% of all web sites use Linux servers running the Apache Web server11-3

How is Linux Used?

 Personal Workstation  File and Print Server  Internet Service Provider  Three-tier Client/Server  Turnkey System

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Using Linux on Personal Computers

•Linux kernel for free • Kernel is central component • Kernel can be customized to user’s needs

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Linux Distributions
• Corel Linux • Debian GNU/Linux • OpenLinux (Caldera) • Red Hat •Slackware • SuSE • TurboLinux

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Installing Linux

SuSE Distribution

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SuSE Linux Hardware Requirements

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CPU Main memory Optical Drive Graphic card Hard Drive SoundCard
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CPU
• IBM • INTEL
• Pentium I – III • No 286, 386, 486, and Celeron

• AMD
• K6/II/III • Duran • Athlon, Athlon XP/MP
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Main Memory

• SDRAM or DDRRAM
– Doesn’t matter• Capacity:
– Minimum requirement 64MB – Recommended 128MB and up

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Optical Drive

• CD-ROM / DVD-ROM
– Sony, Philips, and Acer – SuSE website has compatibility listing

• CD-R
– Sony,Philips, and Acer

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Graphics Cards

• Supports new cards on the market
– ATI: Radeon 7500/8500, FireGl 8700/8800, FireGL 2/4 – Matrox: G450/G550 – nVidia: GeForce 2/3/4, nForce

11-12Hard Drives

• Supports EIDE and SCSI drives
– IBM, Maxtor, and Seagate

• Capacity
– Min: 400MB – Full Install: 3GB – Anything above 3GB

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Sound Card
• All common sound cards– Dell & Yamaha OPL3-SA

• Professional audio:
– Soundblaster: Audigy – Terratec: EWX 24/96 (Sereo I/O analog and digital), EWS 88 MT (8 analog channels), EWS 88D (10 digital channels in ADAT...