Here are Some of the Reasons You Need to Know About the "Major" Linux Distributions:

Many "minor" Linux distributions have been created from the very few "major" Linux distributions.

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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