Benefits of Linux

Benefits of Linux

1) Famous among programmers as well as a regular or normal computer user.

2) It is free Operating System.

3) It is an Open source, anyone with little programming knowledge can modify it.

4) Linux Operating System offers millions of programs/applications to choose from and most of them are free.

5) No longer need of an antivirus.

6) It is highly secured Operating System, there is a global development community, constantly looking to enhance its security.

7) Linux is the Operating System of choice for server environments due to its stability and reliability.
Companies like amazon.com, google.com, Facebook use Linux to its server.

*Note - Linux based server could run non-stop without a reboot for years on end.(this is the only reason amazon.com, google.com, Facebook never down )

8) Linux falsely considered as a difficult and technical Operating System to operate. But the truth is, in the last few years its Operating System became user-friendly.

*Note - Unix is the mother of Linux.(Linux is a clone of Unix)

9) Unix is designed for mainframe and enterprise and university while, Linux is used for home users, developers and servers.

10) Unix kernel is not free while Linux is free.

11) Commands between Linux & Unix is almost same because core (Kernal) is almost same. Hence, Linux is a clone of Unix.

By - Somesh Sah

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