Debian Linux is known for strict adherence to the Unix and Free Open Source Software (FOSS) philosophies.

Debian Linux is "independant" and not backed by a company or organization.

Debian Linux was founded in 1993 and is governed by the Debian Constitution and Social Contract which states that the goal of the Debian project is

the development of a free OS (operating system) and also to ensure that Debian always remains 100% free (in every sense of the word - free as in free beer and free as in freedom).

The Debian Linux distro is constantly under development by 1,000+ volunteers all over the world.

Debian Linux is supported by donations through SPI, a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software for various free software projects.

Here's what the Debian Linux web site at http://www.debian.org has to say about Debian Linux:

"What is Debian? Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux."

Here are some of the Linux distributions that are "Based On" and "Derived From" the Debian Linux Distribution:

Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux, Dreamlinux, Kanotix, Knoppix, LinEx, Linspire, Mepis, Sidux, Xandros - and many more!.

Linux Commands Training Tips: So, if you know how to use any one of the "minor" Linux distributions above, then you know how to use Debian and the other "Debian based" Linux distros.

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Go to the "Linux Training Online Articles" web site and learn how to use Linux and how to run Linux commands - with lots of Linux commands examples - and these commands will show you how to run Linux commands with commonly used options.

Here are some of the many popular Linux training concepts and terms you can learn from these Linux training articles:

• How to Install Linux and start Linux on a new or existing computer system

• How to run a "Live" version of Linux so you can use Linux without having to Install Linux on a computer system

• How to do your work efficiently on a Linux desktop to point, click, and move Linux program windows

• How to run commonly used Linux programs from menus and icons and work with Linux

• How to get to the Linux command line prompt to be able to run Linux commands

• How to run Linux "administration" commands to Linux System Administration

• How to work at the Linux command line, run previous Linux commands and edit Linux commands

• How to use Linux commands with lots of examples and Linux command line options (parameters)

• How to download, test and install Ubuntu Linux on a new / used computer system

• How to run a "Live" version of Ubuntu Linux after booting from a Linux CD / DVD

• How to move, copy, delete and rename Linux data files and folders in Linux - Featuring Ubuntu Linux

• How to work at the Ubuntu Linux desktop and work with Ubuntu Linux program windows

• How to manage user data files in a Linux file manager program - Featuring Ubuntu Linux

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It's quite useful to know which Linux distributions are the "major", commonly used, and popular Linux distros. This helps you to understand what's going on in the Linux marketplace - and IT job marketplace!

For example, Red Hat Linux is an extremely expensive Linux distribution, but it's also

very popular.

On the other hand, Fedora Linux is free (and "bleeding edge" and the "test bed" for software features that will be added to future versions of Red Hat Linux).

So, if you're trying to get a job at a company that uses Red Hat Linux, just get Fedora Linux and use it so that you can get Red Hat Linux experience, because these two Linux distros are virtually identical. (The person interviewing you for the job may not understand that the GNU Linux commands, that are common to all Linux distributions, are the best method of Linux System Administration and may think Red Hat Linux is "special" for some reason).

Linux Commands Training Tips: You can easily download Fedora Linux as a Linux ISO file, burn it to a CD and run it as a "live" version without installing it. For any Linux "live" version, you just boot your system with it and the entire Linux OS starts and runs on your system - without having to be installed!

More on Linux "live" versions in an upcoming section.

Learning About Minor Linux Distributions

It's also useful to know the "major" Linux distros, as these are the Linux distributions that have been used to create many other "minor" Linux distributions.

For example, if you already know how to use Debian Linux (a major Linux distro), then you have a really good idea how to use Knoppix (a minor Linux distro that was derived from Debian!).

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In other words, there are several "minor" Linux distributions that are "based on" and "derived from" (and created with a "foundation on") a single "major" Linux distribution.

For example, the minor Linux distributions named DEF, GHI and many others are "based on" the major Linux distribution named ABC.

In the example above, replace ABC with any single major Linux distribution name - and replace DEF and GHI with the minor Linux distribution names that have been "derived from" or "based on" the Linux distribution named ABC. You'll see examples of this with "real" of Linux distro names shortly.

And although all of the GNU Linux commands are virtually identical from one Linux distribution to another, the way to run Linux commands as the main System Administrator

(with the user name of "root") is slightly different from one "major" Linux distribution (and its derivatives) to another (and its derivatives).

In other words, you sometimes need to run a Linux command to become the main System Administrator user (named root) to be able to run Linux system administration commands.

And the Linux command that you need to run to work as the root user (System Administrator) may be different from one "major" Linux distro to another.

Linux Commands Training Tips: In order to run Linux system administration commands in one major Linux distribution, you run one command and in order to do the same thing in another major Linux distribution, you run a different (but very similar) command.

Some of the other reasons to know about the major Linux distributions and their derivatives:

• they have different Linux installation routines (as do almost all Linux distributions)

• they use different (non-GNU) Linux commands for installing Linux software programs

• they may use a few different (non-GNU) Linux commands for other tasks

And as you work through this Linux commands training book, you'll see that there are other reasons and benefits to knowing about the "major" Linux distributions and their associated derivatives.

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• get from the Linux desktop to the Linux command line prompt in a Linux terminal emulation window (a.k.a. vt, virtual terminal, a Linux terminal)

• put several Linux commands (and bash shell programming logic) in Linux scripts and do Linux command scripting
  

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Distrowatch statistics for the last several years as a summarized from Linux distro info at Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DistroWatch

According to Distrowatch, Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrake Linux) was #1 for 2002, 2003 and 2004. And Ubuntu Linux was # 1 for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008!

Also, Mandrake Linux (now called Mandriva Linux), was # 1 for

2002, 2003, 2004 and #2 (as Mandriva) in 2005, but hasn't been in the top three since!

Red Hat Linux was # 2 for 2002 and 2003, but hasn't appeared in the top three since 2003!

And Gentoo was # 3 in 2002, but hasn't appeared in the top three since.

Here are the other Linux distribution names that have been # 2 or # 3 since 2002: Gentoo, Knoppix, Fedora, SUSE and openSUSE.

So, as you can see - Linux distributions come - and Linux distributions go!

Linux Commands Training Tips: Mandrake (a minor Linux distribution) was quite popular for a while and was derived from Red Hat Linux (a major Linux distribution) and is extremely similar to Red Hat Linux.

Knoppix Linux (a minor Linux distribution) is a Linux "live" distribution that was derived from Debian Linux (a major Linux distribution) and is similar to Debian. More on Linux "live" versions in an upcoming section.

Ubuntu Linux is free (in all senses of the word) and has become extremely popular as both a Linux desktop system and a Linux server system. You can learn more about Ubuntu Linux at:

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• create Linux scripts run Linux commands by using Linux scripts
  

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]]> http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/the-popularity-of-the-major-linux-distributions-over-the-last-several-years-as-per-distrowatch.html/feed http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/major-popular-linux-distributions-and-why-you-need-to-learn-about-popular-linux-distributions.html http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/major-popular-linux-distributions-and-why-you-need-to-learn-about-popular-linux-distributions.html#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:00:50 +0000 Clyde Boom, The Easy Linux Training Guy! http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/?p=67 Many (many) Linux distributions come and go over time and some of the Linux distributions mentioned in this Linux commands training book may no longer be "active" (as in, still being developed and distributed) and still other new Linux distributions will be created over time.

However, many of the Linux distributions that are no longer "active" are still in use today!

And you may end up working with some of them, such as when you work on

an old Linux system that isn't worth upgrading.

Linux Commands Training Tips: This Linux commands book has been kept "distribution neutral" and Linux distribution names are mentioned when they are needed to describe important Linux commands training concepts -

- like the fact that it's best to learn how to use the GNU Linux commands for all Linux distros (instead of how to use Linux GUI utilities), because as you will see shortly below, many Linux distros have come and lots of Linux distros have gone!

To learn more about the many different Linux distributions, go to:

http://distrowatch.com

Here's a general description of the Linux DistroWatch.com web site:

"Distrowatch.com is a popular Linux website that provides distribution popularity rankings, news, and other information about various Linux distributions. And it also covers other free open source software (FOSS) operating systems, such as BSD and OpenSolaris. Distrowatch.com provides information on several hundred Linux distributions."

It's quite worthwhile to read all of the current info at distrowatch.com.

Major and Minor Linux Distributions - Help You Understand Linux Commands Training

A "major" Linux distribution is: commonly used, very popular, has been around for several years, and has had other Linux distributions "based on" or "derived from" it. There are several major Linux distributions listed below - and some people may feel that some others should be included in the list below.

A "minor" Linux distribution is: one that has been "derived from" or "based on" a "major" Linux distribution. Minor Linux distributions are said to be "derived from" or "derivatives of" a major Linux distribution and are usually less popular that the "major" Linux distributions.

There are currently well over 130 major and minor Linux distributions.

Here are the commonly used and popular "Major" Linux Distributions:

Debian Linux

Red Hat Linux

Fedora Linux

openSUSE Linux / SUSE Linux

Ubuntu Linux

Slackware

Here are just a few of the many (many) "minor" Linux distributions:

Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrake Linux), Gentoo, Knoppix, Damn Small Linux, Dreamlinux, Kanotix, Knoppix, LinEx, Linspire, Mepis, Sidux, Xandros, Austrumi, BlueWhite64, DeLi, Darkstar, Frugalware, How-Tux, Minislack, NimbleX, Sauver, SLAX, Stampede, Vector, Voltalinux, Zenwalk

Mandrake, Gentoo and Knoppix are minor Linux distributions and are mentioned in the next section.

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Need to learn how to get from the Linux desktop into a Linux terminal emulation window (a Linux terminal)?

Need to run Linux Commands with lots of different Linux command options?

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• do Linux system administration tasks?
  

• work with the Linux command line interface (a.k.a. Linux CLI)

• put Linux commands in Linux scripts and do Linux command scripting
  

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]]> http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/major-popular-linux-distributions-and-why-you-need-to-learn-about-popular-linux-distributions.html/feed http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/linux-distributions-training-what-does-make-a-linux-distribution-unique.html http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/linux-distributions-training-what-does-make-a-linux-distribution-unique.html#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:00:29 +0000 Clyde Boom, The Easy Linux Training Guy! http://linuxcommandsbookblog.com/?p=66 Many people are extremely loyal to a Linux distribution for the "right reasons".

They understand and appreciate the differences between the common Linux distribution software components that are available in all Linux distributions - and the Linux distribution characteristics that

make the Linux distribution unique.

Linux Commands Training Tips: Most Linux distributions contain thousands of the same commonly used Linux software programs - and if a Linux distribution doesn't have a Linux FOSS (Free Open Source Software) program, you can easily download it for free, such as from sourceforge.net (described in detail earlier) and install it.

These are some of the things that are worth being "loyal" to in a Linux distribution about:

the Linux distribution works!

- without having to spend forever "playing" with it to get it to work

- it installs properly, supports lots of commonly used hardware components

- and the Linux distribution software components included with the distribution all work together to provide a "bug-free", user-friendly environment and user experience

a comprehensive and easy-to-use installation routine

- to install the Linux OS and other Linux distribution software components on a computer system

an easy-to-use application software program installation process

- allowing you to easily search for and install Linux software programs

free linux software documentation (online)

- an easy way to search for help in the Linux documentation for using a specific Linux distribution

- especially when you need to search the Linux documentation for information specific to the Linux distribution

free Linux technical support - such as in Linux forums (and other places), for info specific to the Linux distribution

Linux Commands Training Tips: It's important to note that "free" Linux technical support is typically very slow (if ever), and often incomplete, inaccurate or completely incomprehensible.

Be sure to check the forums of the Linux distributions that you may be using to see the Linux distro questions that are being asked, and to see if the questions are ever answered - and also to see if you can understand the answers!

paid Linux technical support - fast, accurate, plain English, online, phone or on-site technical support

Linux help documentation from within Linux - from the Linux command line and from the Linux desktop

- user-friendly, plain English Linux help documentation

- Linux documentation that is NOT just in the Linux man (manual) pages

- the Linux man (manual) pages are enough to instantly send any Linux newbie running for cover!

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Hi! How's it goin'! - So, what do you need to learn about Linux system administration and running Linux Commands with Linux command options.

Do you need to work at a Linux terminal or terminal emulation window and use the Linux command line interface (a.k.a. Linux CLI)?

How about creating Linux scripts, Linux command scripting, and editing Linux system configuration text files with Linux text editors?

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People often work with a Linux distribution for a while and become comfortable with using it, and this causes them to think that "their" Linux distribution is the best - without trying any or many other Linux distributions!

Some Linux distributions, and especially some of the

(expensive and heavily branded) "major" Linux distributions enjoy a huge amount of Linux "distribution loyalty" for that particular Linux distribution - based on reasons that are no different from any other Linux distribution.

Linux Commands Training Tips: Learn the "generic" GNU Linux commands to do Linux system administration because these Linux commands work virtually the same in ANY and ALL Linux distributions.

Learn to use GNU Linux commands on several Linux distributions (to see for yourself that they are almost always identical from one Linux distribution to another) - and avoid Linux "distribution loyalty" when it isn't founded on any Linux distribution differences.

Here's What A Linux Distribution Isn't - And What A Linux Distribution Didn't Create!

A Linux distribution did not create ANY of the following Linux distribution software components:

the Linux OS kernel - this is created and maintained by Linux Torvalds and other members of this project

the GNU Linux commands - which were created by the GNU project and are virtually identical in all Linux distributions

the Apache Web server - the most popular web server in the world - this was created by the Apache Web Server Project, NOT by Linux distribution ABC, DEF or GHI (put in popular Linux distro names for ABC, DEF and GHI)

the Samba server - an extremely popular Windows compatible file server - created by, you guessed it, the Samba Server Project and NOT by Linux distribution ABC, DEF or GHI

OR - ANY - OF THE OTHER LINUX DISTRIBUITON SOFTWARE COMPONENTS (ALMOST) - these were NOT created by Linux distribution ABC, DEF or GHI

In fact, except for a few very minor exceptions (as a percentage of the Linux software in a Linux distribution) Linux distribution ABC, DEF or GHI didn't create ANY of Linux distribution software at all!

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Linux system administration

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and working with the Linux command line interface (a.k.a. Linux CLI)

Linux command scripting and creating Linux scripts and running Linux scripts

and editing Linux system configuration text files with Linux text editors?

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Here's What Happens with Linux Distribution Names, Branding and Loyalty

People that learn Linux distribution ABC will often think that this is the best Linux distribution, simply because this is the Linux distro that

they know and know how to use - even thought the same software component that they really like, such as a Linux desktop, is also included in LOTS of other Linux distributions.

Some Linux distributions, especially the "major" (expensive and heavily branded) Linux distributions, want you to believe their distribution is the best and sometimes for reasons that don't make the Linux distribution any different from any other Linux distribution!

And this helps them to differentiate themselves from other Linux distributions that have essentially the same Linux distribution software components!

Linux Commands Training Tips: The GNU Linux commands are virtually identical from one Linux distribution to another. And the GNU Linux commands are a fast, effective and efficient method of administering ANY and ALL Linux distributions.

But Linux GUI utilities are usually completely different from one Linux distribution to another.

Some Linux distributions try to differentiate themselves from the rest of the "Linux pack" by focusing on Linux GUI utilities (and other "proprietary" software components - that are not really Linux software components) in their Linux training classes, so that you well become "locked in"' to using their Linux distribution only. Beware!

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And almost all of the Linux distribution software components have NOTHING to do with the Linux distribution (name) that is "distributing" the Linux software components they contain!

Linux Commands Training Tips: This Linux training book will be as "vendor neutral" as possible, and describe the GNU Linux OS, without confusing a Linux distribution name with the Linux distribution software components!

For example, at times you will see ABC, DEF and GHI used for Linux distribution names, rather than real Linux distribution names. You can usually replace ABC, DEF and GHI with any one of the over 130 Linux distribution names.

Don't Confuse Linux Distribution Software with a Linux Distribution Name

It's true that a few Linux software components in a Linux distribution may have been created by a Linux distribution (name). The percentage of any given Linux distribution software that has been created by a specific Linux distribution (name) is incredibly small in comparison to

all the software included with the distribution.

However, many people completely associate a Linux distribution (name or brand name) with Linux distribution software components - that the Linux distribution had nothing to do with creating!

And this, of course is what many Linux distributions, especially the "big" brand name (and usually extremely expensive) Linux distributions want you to think!

They want you to believe that they created the Linux software components in the Linux distribution as well as assembling the Linux distribution software components and making them work.

For example, some people are convinced that the Linux distro named ABC is the best Linux distribution in the universe for some reason, such as the Linux web server included with the Linux distribution - or the Linux file server included - or some other Linux server that is part of the Linux distribution.

While other people think distro DEF is the best Linux distribution because it has the most user-friendly desktop.

And still others think distro GHI is by far and away the best because of some other Linux distribution software component - that wasn't created by the Linux distribution - it was created by a group of people working on a Linux software project!

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