Explore two flavors of Linux, write about them, and compare them. List all refer
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Explore two flavors of Linux, write about them, and compare them. List all references you have used with the complete links. The links must be checked and verified. Explore two flavors of OS for mobile devices, write about them, and compare them. List all references you have used with the complete links. The links must be checked and verified. For the items in 1 and 2 provide the following information for each: a. Name of the OS b. Brief description of the OS and the year it was introduced c. The developer of the OS with company name and link d. Where the OS is being used? e. What programming environments/languages it supports? f. What hardware devices are using this OS? g. Discuss any similarities to Windows OS (Windows 7, 8, or 10) h. What sort of support does it have? i. What schools are teaching it? j. List all the recent textbooks written for the OS k. Was the OS evaluated by a trade journal (online or in print)? If yes, provide the complete title, author, and year of the publication, publisher, the link, and the price (free, commercial, or educational) (b) If you were to use any of the OS types listed in 1 and 2 above, which ones would you select and why. It is very important that you justify your selection.Explanation / Answer
Name of OS: Ubuntu
Brief description: It is also called the Linux distribution. It uses the Debian core, but has its one software repositories. Most of these repositories are synced from the Debian repositories. Focuses more on a good desktop Ui experience.
Developer of the OS: Canonical Ltd. On 8 July 2005
Where the OS is used: In desktops and UI compatible servers
What programming environment/languages it supports: c,c++,java
What hardware devices are using this OS: 700 MHz processor (Intel Celeron or better)
512 Mb RAM
5 GB free disc space
Graphics card capable of at least 1024x768 resolution
Similarities with Windows OS: home screen, bundled software’s like windows
Type of support it has: 9 months support for each release.
What schools are teaching it: Eastleigh College, Marlboro College Graduate School, Coronado Schools, Longmont Christian etc
Textbooks : Ubuntu Manual, Little Orange Ubuntu Book, ‘Make Use Of’ Ubuntu Absolute Beginner’s Guide, Muktware’s Ubuntu Manual [Free Kindle Edition]
Was the OS evaluated by a trade journal: No
Name of OS: Fedora
Brief description: It is also a GUI based flavour based on Genome 3, its more strong in security then other linux flavours.
Developer of the OS: Fedora project on 6 November 2003
Where the OS is used: In desktops and UI compatible servers where security is utmost importance
What programming environment/languages it supports: c,c++,java
What hardware devices are using this OS: 1000 MHz processor (Intel Celeron or better)
512 Mb RAM
10 GB free disc space
Graphics card capable of at least 1024x768 resolution
Similarities with Windows OS: home screen, bundled software’s like windows with inbuilt security features like windows
Type of support it has: 12 months support for each release.
What schools are teaching it: Lebanon Evangelical School, Hanson Schools,McCook central schools
Textbooks : Fedora Linux - O'Reilly, A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Was the OS evaluated by a trade journal: No
If I require a more secured OS installed in the desktop or server I would go fore Fedora, else if a more generalised Linux flavour can be used will use Ubuntu.
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