Features and Advantages of Linux
- Open Source
- Code easily available
- Can customize OS
- Contribute, moify, distribute, enhance
- Security
- Less vulnerable
- Applications needs to be admin authorized
- No antivirus required
- Free
- Free to use
- No license required
- GNU GPL License
- Lightweight
- Requirement to run linux are low end
- 128 MB RAM / disk space device can also have linux
- Stable
- More stable than others
- No reboot required ti maintain performance level
- Rare hangup
- Larger uptime
- Performance
- High level of performance
- Can handle large number of user simultaneously
- Flexibility
- Very flexible
- Used for desktop, embedded system, servers
- Updates
- Are in user control
- Faster than others
- Distribution
- Large number of distros are available
- E.g Ubuntu, Fedora
- GUI
- Is command line
- But GUI is also interactive
- Community Support
- Large community
- Various forums for support
- Privacy
