welcome to the tutorials on Linux this
is first of the 18 part video series
helping you become a Linux pro so let's
get started so what is an operating
system every time you switch on your
computer you see a screen where you can
perform different activities like write
browse the internet or watch a video
what is it that makes a computer
hardware work like that how does the
processor on your computer know that you
are asking it to run an mp3 file well it
is the operating system or the kernel
which does this work
a kernel is the program at the heart of
any operating system that takes care of
fundamental stuff like letting hardware
communicate with software so to work on
your computer you need an operating
system in fact we are using one as you
read this on your computer now you may
have used popular operating systems like
Windows Apple OS X but here we will
learn what Linux is and what benefits it
offers over other OS choices so what is
Linux and who created it Linux is an
operating system or a kernel which
germinated as an idea in the mind of
young and bright cleanest or valves and
he was a computer science student used
to work on the UNIX operating system and
thought that it needed improvements
however when his suggestions were
rejected by the designers of Unix he
thought of launching an OS which will be
receptive to the changes modifications
suggested by its users Selina's divides
the colonel named Linux in 1991 though
he would need programs like file manager
document editors audio-video programs to
run on it something as you have a cone
but no ice cream on the top as time
passed by he collaborated with other
programmers in places like MIT and
applications for Linux started to appear
so around 1991 a working Linux operating
system with some applications was
officially launched and this was the
start of one of the most left and open
source OS options available today the
earlier versions of Linux were not so
user-friendly as they were in use by
computer programmers and leanest or
valves never had it in mind to
commercialize his product it is
definitely
curved Linux is popularity as other
commercially oriented operating system
windows got famous nonetheless the open
source aspect of the Linux operating
system made it more robust but now Linux
has got its new attention the main
advantage of Linux was that programmers
were able to use the Linux kernel in
order to design their own custom
operating systems this has now made
Linux one of the most popular and widely
used kernel and it is the backbone of
popular operating systems like Debian
Ubuntu and fedora the list doesn't end
here
as there are thousands of operating
systems based on Linux which offer a
variety of functions to the users so
what are the benefits of using Linux
Linux now enjoys popularity at its prime
and it's famous among programmers as
well as regular computer users around
the world its main benefit is that it
offers a free operating system you do
not have to shell hundreds of dollars to
get the operating system like Windows
but the benefits are being open-source
anyone with programming knowledge can
modify it the Linux operating systems
now offer millions of programs and
applications to choose from most of them
free once you have Linux installed
you no longer need an anti-virus Linux
is a highly secure system more so there
is a global development community
constantly looking at ways to enhance
its security with each upgrade the
operating system becomes more secure and
robust Linux is the operating system of
choice for server environments user
stability and reliability
mega companies like Amazon Facebook and
Google use Linux for their servers a
Linux based server could run non-stop
without a reboot for years on end
so is it for you users who are new to
Linux usually shun it by falsely
considering it as a difficult and
technical operating system to operate
but to state the truth in the last few
years the next operating systems have
become a lot more user-friendly than
their counterparts Bank Windows so
trying them is the best way to know
whether Linux suits you or not I'm asked
to learn Unix and why Linux UNIX is the
mother of the operating systems which
laid out the foundation to Linux UNIX is
designed mainly for mainframes and used
in enterprises and universities while
Linux is fast becoming a household name
for computer users developers and server
environment you may have to pay for a
UNIX kernel while in Linux it is free
but the commands used on both the
operating systems are usually the same
there is not much difference between
UNIX and Linux though they might seem
different at core they are essentially
the same since Linux is a clone of Unix
so learning 1 is same as learning
another this was a short introduction to
Linux thank you for watching I will see
you the next tutorial