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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