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>What is Linux?</TITLE
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>Introduction to Linux: </TH
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>Chapter 1. What is Linux?</H1
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>History</A
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>1.1.1. <A
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>UNIX</A
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>1.1.2. <A
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>Linus and Linux</A
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>1.1.3. <A
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>Current application of Linux systems</A
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>The user interface</A
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>Is Linux difficult?</A
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>Linux for non-experienced users</A
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>Does Linux have a future?</A
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>Open Source</A
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>Ten years of experience at your service</A
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>Properties of Linux</A
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>Linux Cons</A
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>Linux Flavors</A
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>Linux and GNU</A
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>GNU/Linux</A
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>Which distribution should I install?</A
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>Summary</A
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>Exercises</A
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>We will start with an overview of how Linux became the operating system
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it is today. We will discuss past and future development and take a closer look
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at the advantages and disadvantages of this system. We will talk about
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distributions, about Open Source in general and try to explain a little
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something about GNU.</P
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>This chapter answers questions like:</P
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>What is Linux?
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</P
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>Where and how did Linux start?
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</P
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>Isn't Linux that system where everything is done in text mode?
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</P
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>Does Linux have a future or is it just hype?
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</P
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>What are the advantages of using Linux?
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</P
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>What are the disadvantages?
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</P
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>What kinds of Linux are there and how do I choose the one that
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fits me?
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</P
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>What are the Open Source and GNU movements?
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