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A free and open-source family of operating systems first started in 1991 and named after its creator, Linus Torvalds.

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Why is command interpreter not a part of operating system?

It is usually not part of the kernel since the command interpreter is

subject to changes.

Can you run Beach Life on Linux?

There is no native Linux version. There have been no recent attempts (since 2007) to run the game using Wine, so there is insufficient evidence to state whether or not the game can be played.

What ISO image should you download to install full featured Debian Linux?

All Debian ISOs are "full-featured"; you can use any of them to install any Debian programs. The KDE and GNOME ISOs are probably best if you want a desktop system, and the netinstall is a better solution for servers and systems you need / want to customize heavily. However, nothing stops you from, say, installing KDE on the netinstall system, or installing Apache on the GTK system.

How is compiler and run of Linux c program with example?

You start by writing your c code in a text editor. An example of some c code (syntax not guaranteed to be correct):

#include <stdio.h>

int main ();

{

printf("Hello, World!!\n");

return 0;

}

Then, you save this file, as whatever, for this example as 'Hello.c'.

Then, open a Terminal window (command line) and change your directory to where your Hello.c is saved at, using 'CD <filepath>' (sans brackets). Then, type 'gcc Hello.c -o Hello'. The 'gcc' command compiles your code, and the -o flag changes the output filename to whatever you specify, in this case Hello. Then, to run your new program, type './Hello'. The ./ specifies the current directory.

Congrats, you have written, compiled, and ran your first program in C using a Linux platform.

How do you get a single character from the keyboard in Linux using C?

Pick one:

1. Consult ncurses' manual, especially getch.
2. Consult termios' manual, especially cfmakeraw.

Are Palm OS Windows CE and Linux real-time operating systems?

Palm OS is generally not considered a real-time operating system. True real-time operating systems are multi-tasking; the "real-time" refers to the ability to effectively manage resources to achieve a result in as little time as possible. Palm OS is single-tasking, so the speed at which it performs is mostly bottlenecked by the individual application running.

Windows CE is a real-time operating system; most uses of it are in multi-tasking devices.

Linux is not necessarily a real-time operating system, but can be configured that way, depending on the scheduler selected.

Where did Linus Torvalds study?

Torvalds studied at the University of Helsinki.

How do you install Gentoo in VirtualBox?

Just as you would install it on your own computer. See the gentoo installation guide on their site.

What operating system was made by Google?

Android, a customized version of Linux designed for cellphones and PDAs.

What is the best selling Operating System in the market?

As should be no surprise, it is Windows. Currently, Windows has almost 92 percent of the market, as shown at https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=0. Mac has only six percent, which is a substantial improvement for that camp as it usually hovers between three and five percent. The remaining small percentage is owned by the various flavors of Linux.

From Windows, the most popular version is Windows 7 which has nearly 49 percent of the entire market to itself. This is over half of all Windows installations in the market.


Windows 10 has a little shy of 28 percent of the market but don't let that number fool you. People are not accepting it as readily as it might imply. Instead, this number was artificially inflated when Microsoft decided to do undesired "Windows 10 Updates" to Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 machines last year through their "Get Windows 10" series of supposedly-important updates. People who awoke in the morning after the machines did the updates at the usual 3am installation time set in the Windows Update control panel applet found that their machines now were running something new, different, and undesired but didn't know that they could still back out for the next couple of weeks. Once they finally learned they could get rid of it, quite often it was too late: Windows 10 had already deleted the removal package to set it back to the former version, so people were stuck with it.


So, truth be told, this 28 percent for Windows 10 should be closer to about 15 percent as those are the ones who have intentionally purchased new hardware with Windows 10 installed or knowingly upgraded to Windows 10 last year when it was free. The remaining 13 percent from the Windows 10 camp would be shared between Windows 7 and 8 (which includes Windows 8.1) with the great majority going to Windows 7 as it has always been significantly more popular than Windows 8.


Though Windows XP has been discontinued and unsupported by Microsoft since April 8th, 2014, still more than six percent of the market belongs to it. Many of these are Point of Sale systems used by businesses, older computers that users find "no need to replace as they still work," and so forth. However, this part of the market will continue to dwindle as more and more web browsers quit being developed for this outdated version of the operating system and the last versions that XP can use are incompatible with the newer standards and versions of HTML, CSS, and other aspects of websites designed today.


Regarding the market share for Mac OS X, not surprisingly, the majority of it is taken by OS X version 10.12 as that is the latest stable version currently available. 10.12 currently has about 3.5 percent of OS X's 6 percent of the market. 10.13, a preview release that came out just three days ago on August 14th, has been installed and used by only 0.02 percent of the market.


The share for Linux is not broken down into flavors/camps such as Red Hat, SUSE, etc., so I cannot analyze which is the leader among them. However, having only about 2.5 percent of the market, there would not be any appreciable difference between the various shares in any case.


I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, feel free to drop me a line.

Can you use a Windows boot loader to load the Linux operating system?

Yes you can. Ubuntu's WUBI uses the Windows bootloader (NTLDR) to boot Linux. It also uses the Windows filesystem (NTFS). This, however, is not the traditional way to do things. The traditional way to dual-boot Linux and Windows is to use a generic bootloader such as Grub to boot both Windows and Linux.

What is a Unix or Linux variant?

The original UNIX was an operating system developed by Bell Labs in the early 70's. What makes UNIX significant is that many of the ideas that were part of it became standards in computers, even today.

As time passed, those standards evolved, and became the basis for a number of newer systems, such as BSD, Linux, and even Mac OS X. Since they share similar standards they are called "UNIX variants".

In 1992, Linux was created. What makes Linux different from many of the other UNIX variants is that no one owns Linux, and it is essentially "community property". It has been freely adapted for many purposes.

Linux "distributions" are versions of Linux that are tailored for a specific audience. Since no one person's needs are exactly the same, there are many different versions to choose from.

They are the same operating system, just with different things added.

In A Doll house compare Nora and Torvald as developing characters?

InA Doll's House, initially in the beginning of the rising action of the play, both husband and wife seem happy, or at least, Ibsen leads us to believe they are. Nora seems to thrive upon his pet names and is happy to comply with the domination of Torvald. As long as Nora plays the role of the "doll-like" and dutiful housewife and mother, Torvald is in his element, that being the decision maker and the "thinking" of Nora. This all is part of the developing characters; that is, until the inciting incidence and the conflicts that grow.

Who manufactured Linux?

The Linux kernel was originally written by Linus Torvalds. It was published under the GNU GPL license, which basically allows anyone to use/modify it so long as they continue to make their changes available in source code. As such, the project grew substantially and it supported by people/companies all around the world. There are many variations/distributions made available by groups. There are some companies (Red Hat) that provide an "enterprise" quality distribution and charge for support for the platform.

So in short, there really is no "manufacturer" per say.

Why Linux operating system is written in c language?

Because Linux is "sort-of-a-copy-of-Unix" (which is not), and Unix was written in C.

C was created to write Unix. Most portable operating systems or serious embedded devices are written in some incarnation of C and C++. Including MS-DOS and earlier copies of Window$ (which I am sure still uses it)

How do you change your password on Linux?

To change your own password, enter passwd at the terminal. To change someone else's password, provided you have superuser privileges, enter passwd [username], substituting the correct user name to be changed.

Why does Yahoo use Linux?

Linux is a very common platform for websites and applications that run them. It is popular because it has a very good track record with security, performs well on almost all types of hardware and workloads, and can be had at a much lower cost than Windows.

What does LDAP do?

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a simplified version of the DAP(Directory Access Protocol) protocol, which is used to gain access to X.500 directories. X.500 (an international standard) is very comprehensive and for certain tasks a little cumbersom to implement and use.

Support for LDAP is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, to enable query of an LDAP-compliant directory (e.g. for the user names in a mail system). LDAPis therfore a sibling protocol to HTTP and FTP and uses the 'ldap://' prefix in its URL (like http:// or ftp://).

Answer:

LDAP is a client-server protocol for accessing a directory service. It was initially used as a front-end to X.500, but can also be used with stand-alone and other kinds of directory servers.

How do you format a drive with Linux?

To format a partition that is not in use get a program called Gparted. If you need to format the whole drive you need to boot from a Linux CD.

Does Linux have web browsers?

Yes. Linux has many web browsers available, including some you may or may not have seen or used on Windows. These include:

  • Mozilla Firefox (and its rebranded [Iceweasel under Debian] and alternate versions [Seamonkey])
  • Opera
  • Konqueror
  • Dillo
  • Kazehakase
  • Lynx
  • Epiphany
  • Midori
  • Google Chrome (and its open-source variant Chromium)
  • and more

List four things you can do with nautilus?

View files

Create files

Open files

Copy/move files

Delete files

View/Create/Open/Copy/Move/Delete folders