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When Linux 1.0 was released to the world

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almost 25 years ago, its model of free

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and open-source software knocked down all of the walls that had previously

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been put in place by proprietary software giants like Microsoft in order

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to maintain control over the development and distribution of computer programs.

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And as was said, in a world without walls, who needs Windows and gates? When

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using Windows, its high degree of compatibility makes it fine for everyday

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use for many people, especially gamers.

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But since Windows is a proprietary operating system, developers and users

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more or less have to work within a relatively closed software environment

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that places certain restrictions on what you can do. Anyone who has dealt with

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Windows Update or Microsoft DRM features

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knows what I mean. Linux, on the other hand, has a completely open-source

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kernel. the central part of the operating system that links your

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hardware with applications. Meaning that it can be used freely for a purpose of

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whatever you want for tons of different use case scenarios etc. These different

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versions of Linux are commonly called distributions or distros which provide

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different stacks of software tools and desktop environments all of which are

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tied to the Linux kernel that combine to form a complete operating system. These

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dros can range from anything like Ubuntu or Mint, which are popular desktop

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distributions often used as alternatives to Windows to something like Android on

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your smartphone to versions of Linux found on supercomputers. Linux's focus

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on security and stability compared to Windows, which focuses more on ease of

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use, has made Linux extremely popular

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for servers and other super critical applications. Linux is also generally

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more lightweight and less resourceheavy than Windows, which is beneficial for

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home users who just want a very fast computing experience on a possibly

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low-end machine. And even professionals running servers that require high

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efficiency as they can pick a DRO tailored for them by being very light on

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stuff like I candy and background processes, even to the point of being

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just a command line interface. And while that all sounds great, that doesn't mean

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that it's a great idea to just run home and migrate your home PC from Windows to

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Linux. Although a lot of work has gone into making desktop Linux distributions

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more userfriendly over the last 10 years, there's still a pretty sharp

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learning curve if you've never used Linux before. Linux offers a lot more

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granular control over your computer than something like Windows or MacOSS, which

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actually does share a common ancestor with Linux being Unix, but that's maybe

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something for a different day. Taking advantage of this granular control often

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requires a fair amount of technical knowledge. Even if you're running a

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simple system like something like a Raspberry Pi, it can still be rather

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complicated. And even dros that place a greater emphasis on ease of use do take

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some getting used to if all you've ever known is Windows or Mac. For example,

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most software isn't downloaded through a web browser and installed through an

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.exe file like as it is in Windows, but instead goes through a package manager

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which downloads software from large repositories specific to each

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distribution. Kind of like an app store on your phone. That might sound a little

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bit restrictive compared to the open nature of searching for Windows software

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on the web. There's actually a wide variety of applications available

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through these package managers, and tons

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of these are free programs, continuing the Linux tradition of using open-source

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code. But what if you want to game? This can admittedly be a challenge for a

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number of titles, requiring you to run a Windows compatibility layer, such as

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Wine uh to even to get them to work at all. But the good news is that Steam now

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features over 1,000 games that work on Linux just fine. And the new Steam OS is

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Linux- based as well. So, if trying to master the challenges that Linux

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presents in order to tap into its potential sounds like something that you

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want to do, check out some of the numerous free resources available

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online, like Linux newbie guide to get additional technical info and figure out

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exactly how you'd like to customize it. But if that sounds a little bit

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overwhelming and you're mostly drawn to Linux because of its infinitely cute

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penguin mascot, Tux, you can download the completely open- source sewing

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patterns to make your own Tux plushy. And even though they've been in alpha

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since, I believe, 2004, you don't have to worry about recompiling the kernel in

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