LINUX

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LINUX

• What to do?

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What is LINUX?

• Linux is a freely-distributable implementation of
  Unix for inexpensive personal machines (it was
  developed on 386s, and now supports 486, 586,
  Pentium, PowerPC, Sun Sparc and DEC Alpha
  hardware).
• It supports a wide range of software, including X
  Windows, TCP/IP, networking (including SLIP),
  and many applications.

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Sources of information

• General lthttp//sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/linux.htmlgt
• IICDhttp//www.iicd.org/models/web-is/links.html
  
• Installation lthttp//metalab.unc.edu/LDP/LDP/gs/g
  s.htmlgt
• General Linux Information lthttp//sunsite.unc.ed
  u/LDP/HOWTO/INFO-SHEET.htmlgt
• Linux META-FAQ lthttp//metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/
  META-FAQ.htmlgt

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Sources of information

• Applicationshttp//www.stardivision.com/
• NLLG http//www.nllgg.nl/
• XOShttp//www.xos.nl/linux/

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What do you need?

• Any ISA, EISA, VESA Local Bus or PCI 80386,
  80486, Pentium or P-6 system will do..
• Any CPU from the 386SX to the P-6 will work.
  You do not need a math coprocessor
• At least 4 Mb of memory 16 Mb if you're planning
  to use X-Windows.

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What do you need?

• Any hard drive will do
• SCSI drives (and adaptors) are supported as well
  
• A 3.5" floppy drive.
• A MDA, Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, or Super VGA
  video card and monitor.
• X-Windows video hardware gt EGA

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What do you need?

• If possible a CD-ROM drive (ATAPI, SCSI, or true
  IDE)
• For networking any Ethernet card
• Free space for Linux on your hard drive 200 to
  500 Mb.

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What do you need?

• Minimal setup for Linux same as for older
  Windows 3.1 systems (and it's a good deal less
  than the minimum for Windows 95!).
• If you have a 386 or 486 with at least 4 megs of
  RAM, then you'll be fine
• My experience a 486 with 16 megabytes of RAM
  running Linux outdoes several models of expensive
  workstation.

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Linux as a dual-boot" system

• Linux will co-exist with other operating systems,
  such as MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, or OS/2, on
  your hard drive. (One can even access MS-DOS
  files and run some MS-DOS programs from Linux.)
• In other words, when partitioning your drive for
  Linux, MS-DOS or OS/2 live on their own
  partitions, and Linux exists on its own.

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Linux distributions

• Linux distributions are available via anonymous
  FTP, diskette and CD-ROM.
• The easiest Buy one of the commercial Linux
  distributions distributed on CD-ROM, such as Red
  Hat, Craftworks, Linux Pro. Costs about 50 at
  your local bookstore. It will save you many hours
  of downloading and a good manual is included

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Linux as killer application

• PriceCheap operating systems for PCs
• QualityStable operating systemViruses
• ApplicationsDesktopMail or webserverIntranet

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Linux as killer application

• MaintenanceSource code is open newsgroups
  support by industry
• PolicySource code is open

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LINUX and IICD

• Training
• IICD Linux CD for desktops
• IICD Linux CD for mailserver
• IICD Linux CD for webserver
• IICD Linux CD for Intranet

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1999 Breakthrough for LINUX

• gt9 million users
• 50 of the Internet providers
• 17 of the server market
• IBM, HP, Oracle, SAP, Corel
• Desktop applications like staroffice and
  wordperfect