Linux has been a plaything in the geeks for a long time. The public knows little about it, but no one can deny its importance. Linux has received more and more attention in recent years. Do you know what popular Linux versions are available at home and abroad? Let's take a look at these Linux versions compiled by netizens. 1. RedHat compared with RedHat, the most familiar release for linux users in China and even the world, MarcEwing (graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in America) released RedHatLinux1 in 1994.
Linux has been a plaything in the geeks for a long time. The public knows little about it, but no one can deny its importance. Linux has received more and more attention in recent years. Do you know what popular Linux versions are available at home and abroad? Let's take a look at these Linux versions compiled by netizens.
1. RedHat
Compared with RedHat, the most familiar release version for linux users in China and even the world, Marc Ewing (American, Carnegie Mellon University graduate) released Red Hat Linux 1994 in 1.0. At present, RedHat is divided into two series: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL for short), redhat provides paid technical support and updates, suitable for server users; another is Fedora (formerly Fedora Core in version 7), which is positioned as a desktop user. Fedora is a New Technology Lab field of RedHat, and many new technologies will be tested in Fedora Core, if it is stable, RedHat will consider adding it to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fedora is expected to be released 2 ~ every year ~ Three releases. It is a Beta or pre-release version of RHEL. It is also worth noting that CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) is a free version of the product of RHEL source code re-compilation, it inherits the stability of Red Hat Linux and provides free updates. In January 8, 2014, CentOS announced its participation in RedHat and promised to continue providing free services. The latest versions are RHEL6.5, CentOS6.5, and Fedara20.