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Nt1330 Unit 3 Assignment

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Linux is a free open-source software that anybody can use. Most people use computers don't even know that Linux exists. Most people just use whatever is already downloaded onto the computer. Or if they buy the computer that has no software on it they would buy Windows or Mac since it's displayed in many stores. Difference between Linux and windows / Macs is that you can download a version that specifically displays OS that relates to what you want to use it for. For example, there are different distributions that are customized to be only used for editing software. or on the other hand, many people just want to use the terminal or start with an OS that is used for coding. Either way, you can find many different types of Linux that you can download anywhere on the internet. all of these being free. this is one of the main …show more content…

this mainly relates to if you want to use the terminal or coding or go with a more friendly interface such as a desktop. this will mainly split the distributions for Lennox in half one side is focused on coding and the other one using a friendly interface as a desktop . next you would look into why you're using this OS . for example you could either go towards a distribution for servers or you can go towards a distribution for creating different file systems or categories of media. once you found the distribution you would like you would then go to its homepage and download the files onto a flash drive or media device. this device will become your boot drive that you will then put your computer from. you will then shut down your computer turn back on but this time into the BIOS settings. once there you will then be able to change what your computer boots to and this would be the new boot drive that you just downloaded the distribution too. at this point in your computer should boot up into the new Linux operating system that you just

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