Linux! When this word comes into our mind, some kind of
black or white background is seen with green or single colored text
continuously moving all around. It was developed by Linus Torvalds and the name
was derived from his name. But, Linux is
one of the things that have more of misconceptions spread than the right
things, even though it has become a whole new world of Operating systems. So in
today’s article we will discuss about some of the biggest misconceptions about
Linux.
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It is only for Nerds
The First misconception about Linux is only
for nerds. It is not exactly so. Though it provides the best of tools for
developers and engineers, but also have features for others. Some of the most
favorite Linux versions are Fedora, RedHat and OpenSuse which are more inclined
towards the use of command line tools and have best of features using which we
can develop software and other programs. But, at the same time Operating
Systems like Ubuntu, Linux Mint are more a like a kind of replacement of
Windows in Linux kernel. Linux mint is designed to look similar to the older
versions of Windows (Work may be going on to look like newer versions) so that
anyone shifting from Windows to Linux don’t have any problem. At the same time
children’s Operating System are also available, some of them are doudou Linux , Qimo 4 Kids and Edubuntu.
·
Linux is an operating System
One bigger misconception about
Linux is that it is an operating System, which is not so. Instead it is a
kernel which forms the core of the Operating System that is developed or used
and on it features and GUI is developed to form a complete operating System. So
Linux is a Kernel but Linux Mint developed on Linux is the actual Operating
System.
·
Linux is derived from Unix
Unix is one of the best open source kernel
developed during the early phases of advanced computers. It was similar to the
command line interface of the windows. But saying that Linux was derived from
Unix is not correct. Linux was the name derived from its developer Linus
Torvalds and not from Unix. However, it
may be said that Linux was developed after an inspiration from Unix. Thus, Unix
and Linux are different things and both exists separately.
·
Linux is 100% secure
Any operating system’s security can be
found with the technique with which it interacts with other components.
Moreover, hackers would develop techniques to bypass security of only those
software which are used by masses. These
are the two reasons which have made Linux safer and securer than any other
operating system. Again, if you are a Linux user you know that for any change
in the system, whether it is installing a software or modifying it, adding a
user or modifying it, all these needs root access. These security features have
made it more secure but still some issues are present. There have been
incidents where Linux has been cracked but they are not too much published
because very few people bother about it. Thus, it is secure but 100%? No.
·
Linux is not supported on all hardware
This is not true. Though it was true years
ago in the initial phases of the kernel or Operating Systems, today it can be
installed on any computer you want. It has support for all of them. You may
need to install some of the drivers to support all features, once you do that
it would never ask you anything else. Even if there are issues with some
printers and scanners it is always fixable. Even you can also write drivers for
your own PC.
·
You have to say bye to windows
Again this one is just a misconception. You
may know that most of the Linux operating systems run on any computer and
becomes the host operating System on it. You can run Windows in dual boot mode,
through windows loader you can use Windows too. Even you may know that some
operating systems like Linux Mint and Ubuntu have features like install in
windows. This means you don’t need to make Linux as your host operating system.
For even better functions you have Live CD, which can be used by just inserting
and running the CD when you need it. After use remove the CD and it will
destroy all instances of the operating system.
So here we see that most of the
misconception were may be true for the past, in today’s world of Linux all
these thinking is a misconception. So no need to fear about Linux, just try it,
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