How To

Creating and running a Linux script to automatically run a series of Linux commands that you commonly run is easy!

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Want to start learning how to use Linux and start working with Linux, but you’re not sure which version (a.k.a. Linux distribution, Linux distro) you want to use?

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What is a BSD Unix?

This article is not about the history of Unix; however, Unix is such a complex issue that it deserves few words in this respect: BSD family of Unix systems is based upon the source code of real Unix developed in Bell Labs, which was later purchased by the University of California. Thus, the name of the family of Unix systems called BSD is derived from “Berkeley Software Distribution”. The contemporary BSD systems stand on the source code that was released in the beginning of 1990′s (Net/2 Lite and 386/BSD release).

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The Linux OS (operating system) is very commonly used as a “platform” (or foundation) on which to run some type of Linux server, such as a web server or file server. And so some people don’t realize that Linux can be installed and used with a desktop!

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