Obtaining Linux
There
is no single distribution of the Linux software; instead, there are
many distributions, such as Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE, Gentoo,
and Slackware. Each distribution contains everything you need to run
a complete Linux system: the kernel, basic utilities, libraries,
support files, and applications software.Linux distributions may be obtained via a number of online sources,
such as the Internet. Each of the major distributions has its own FTP
and web site. Some of these sites are as follows:Debian
http://www.debian.org/
Gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/
Fedora
http://fedora.redhat.com/
Slackware
http://www.slackware.com/
SUSE
http://www.suse.com/
Many of the popular general WWW archive sites also mirror various
Linux distributions. The best-known of these sites is http://www.linuxiso.org.Every major distribution can be downloaded directly from the
Internet, but Linux may be purchased on CD-ROM from an increasing
number of software vendors. If your local computer store
doesn't have it, perhaps you should ask them to
stock it! Most of the popular distributions can be obtained on
CD-ROM. Some vendors produce products containing multiple CD-ROMs,
each of which provides a different Linux distribution. This is an
ideal way to try a number of different distributions before settling
on your favorite.
Obtaining Linux
There
is no single distribution of the Linux software; instead, there are
many distributions, such as Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE, Gentoo,
and Slackware. Each distribution contains everything you need to run
a complete Linux system: the kernel, basic utilities, libraries,
support files, and applications software.Linux distributions may be obtained via a number of online sources,
such as the Internet. Each of the major distributions has its own FTP
and web site. Some of these sites are as follows:Debian
http://www.debian.org/
Gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/
Fedora
http://fedora.redhat.com/
Slackware
http://www.slackware.com/
SUSE
http://www.suse.com/
Many of the popular general WWW archive sites also mirror various
Linux distributions. The best-known of these sites is http://www.linuxiso.org.Every major distribution can be downloaded directly from the
Internet, but Linux may be purchased on CD-ROM from an increasing
number of software vendors. If your local computer store
doesn't have it, perhaps you should ask them to
stock it! Most of the popular distributions can be obtained on
CD-ROM. Some vendors produce products containing multiple CD-ROMs,
each of which provides a different Linux distribution. This is an
ideal way to try a number of different distributions before settling
on your favorite.