Article | REF: H1540 V2

Linux, a free kernel and a free operating system

Author: Raphaël HERTZOG

Publication date: August 10, 2016

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


Français

2. Linux distributions

After an overview of the kernel and its collaborative development mode, this section presents the features of the main Linux distributions. Indeed, to benefit from a complete Linux system, the kernel is not enough: you need to add software and an installation program. This is precisely the role of a Linux distribution. The information provided in this section should make it easier to select the most suitable distribution for a given situation.

2.1 Added value

There are many Linux distributions, and not all have made the same choices, so their respective added values are generally different. There are, however, a few recurring themes.

The easiest way to understand the first of these added values is to imagine what it would be like to...

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

Software technologies and System architectures

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Subscribe now!

Ongoing reading
Linux distributions