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UNIX
Was originally an operating system developed at AT&T Bell Labs, owned by an industry consortium called the Open Group. Only software that has been certified by the Open Group may call itself UNIX. Linux really isn’t UNIX! because has not been certified It’s just UNIX-like. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
GNU PROJECT
Richard Stallman creates the GNU project with the goal of creating a free operating system. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
LINUX
Linux was invented as a hobby project by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
DEBIAN
Debian is more of a community effort, and as such, promotes the use of open source software and adherence to standards. Debian came up with its own package management system based on the .deb file format. Debian supports Intel and AMD platforms directly. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
RED HAT
Started out as a simple distribution that introduced the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM). Over time, started to focus more on the server applications such as web and file serving. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
FEDORA PROYECT
It makes a personal desktop comprising the latest software, but still built on the same foundations as the enterprise version. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
SCIENTIFIC LINUX
Is an example of a specific use distribution based on Red Hat. The project was designed to enable scientific computing. It is used with particle accelerators including the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
UBUNTU
Ubuntu is the most popular Debian derived distribution. It is the creation of Canonical, a company that was made to further the growth of Ubuntu and make money by providing support. Ubuntu is built on Debian's architecture and infrastructure, to provide Linux server, desktop, phone, tablet and TV operating systems. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
OPEN SUSE
Originally derived from Slackware, yet incorporates many aspects of Red Hat. The original company was purchased by Novell in 2003, which was then purchased by the Attachmate Group. While Open SUSE is desktop based and available to the general public, it is sold as a server product. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
LINUX MINT
Linux Mint was started as a fork of Ubuntu Linux, while still relying upon the Ubuntu repositories. There are various versions, all free of cost. It is quickly supplanting Ubuntu as the world's most popular desktop Linux solution. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/ -
ANDROID
Android, sponsored by Google, is the world’s most popular Linux distribution. Android uses the Dalvik virtual machine with Linux, providing a robust platform for mobile devices such as phones and tablets. Android is generally incompatible with desktop Linux distributions. https://content.netdevgroup.com/contents/linux-essentials/1/
