weknowtheworld Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Hi,Please can anyone please make me understand why linux is so popular?Thanks... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effigy Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 It's free Unix, each with its own variation of features/improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 And it's basically virus proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucasl Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thats like saying,"Why is eating so popular?"Go here: [url=http://www.ubuntu.com/]http://www.ubuntu.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_oliver Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Rairly any need to restart an entire server! Can just reboot parts of it. And being open source you can do as you please!Check out http://www.centos.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 http://www.gentoo.org - for the more advanced users (i.e. not me >_< ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Seems like a silly question, but here are a few reasons: Open Source, Based on Unix, Ability to modify to your needs, stable, secure, more geeky...Linux makes a great server in my opinion. The terminal is a lot easier to understand and navigate compared to windows. There is a large community, you can compile a slim kernel to fit your hardware, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c4onastick Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 These guys all have it. But I figured I'd echo in here too.Linux gives you many distinct advantages over windows:[list][*]Free[*]Unlimited Customization Potential (albeit with a little work)[*]Less susceptible to malware (Not exactly virus proof as was noted before, but [b]much[/b] easier to secure)[*]A [b]true[/b] multi-user and multi-threading environment (once you see it in action, you'll realize that what M$ calls "mulit-threading" is really a joke.)[/list]Basically it boils down this: Linux is a "tinkerer's" OS. If you like fixing things yourself and "getting under the hood" a little give Linux a try. Until then, use Windows for games until the drivers/games get ported. I use [url=http://www.slackware.org]Slackware[/url] (I wouldn't recommend it for beginners) and [url=http://www.debian.org]Debian[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantsh Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Put simple... Yes it might be more difficult to handle BUT... It's just better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c4onastick Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 [quote author=rantsh link=topic=121806.msg516612#msg516612 date=1170114687]Put simple... Yes it might be more difficult to handle BUT... It's just better[/quote]Amen Brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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