Linux

Linux is a free unix like operating system started by Linus Torvalds. This is the operating system of choice for the MTU LUG.

Distributions

Linux as a whole is broken up into a number of different distributions. Each of these distributions uses the Linux kernel but provides different features.

• Damn Small Linux
• Debian
• Fedora
• Gentoo
• Knoppix
• Kubuntu
• Linux from Scratch
• Linspire
• Mandriva formerly known as Mandrake
• Redhat Enterprise Linux
• Slackware
• SUSE
• Ubuntu
• Yellow Dog