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* GNU/Linux (/Recommended/)

** About GNU/Linux

GNU/Linux refers to the family of Unix-like computer operating systems

using the Linux kernel. Linux can be installed on a wide variety of

computer hardware, ranging from mobile phones, tablet computers and

video game consoles, to mainframes and supercomputers. GNU/Linux is a

leading server operating system, and runs the 10 fastest

supercomputers in the world. http://www.gnu.org/

There are several distributions of GNU/Linux available. A Linux

distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems

built on top of the Linux kernel. There are currently over six hundred

GNU/Linux distributions. Some of the commonly used distributions are;

1. Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com

2. Debian - http://www.debian.org

3. Red Hat Linux -  http://www.redhat.com

4. Fedora - http://fedoraproject.org/

5. Open suse - http://www.opensuse.org

** Where GNU/Linux can be used

    - General purpose computing

    - Administration and organization

    - Computer Science and Information Technology (and all related areas and subdomains)

    - Electrical and Electronics Engineering (and all related areas and subdomains)

    - Mechanical Engineering

    - Civil Engineering

    - Chemical Engineering

    - Aerospace

    - Physics

    - Chemistry

    - Biology, Biomedical engineering and Bio-informatics

    - Mathematics and Statistics

** Learning Resources for GNU/Linux

   - The Linux Documentation Project: http://tldp.org/

   - Spoken Tutorials: http://spoken-tutorial.org/Study_Plan_Linux

   - http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/newto/

   - https://help.ubuntu.com/

   - http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/start.en.html

** Support

   - Canonical

   - Red Hat

   - Novell

   - IBM

** Where GNU/Linux is used

    - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

    - Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana, Pune

    - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    - Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    - IT@School, Kerala