A Beginner’s Guide to Linux Presentation for the Deerfield Beach Computer Club October 23, 2020 Brought to you by: APCUG Speakers Bureau One of your benefits of membership. Presented by: John “Free John” Kennedy [email protected] Member of the East-Central Ohio Technology Users Club Newark, Ohio Presented by: John “Free John” Kennedy [email protected] Proud Member of the Speaker’s Bureau and APCUG Regional Advisor For Regions 3/6 Linux What is it? It’s NOT A Monster It’s NOT Aliens from Space Ask People They’ve Heard of Microsoft They’ve Heard of Apple They Haven’t Heard About Linux Now You’re Hearing About Linux The Big 3, But only 1 is Free So What is Linux? ● Computer operating system (similar to Windows XP, 7, 10 and MacOS). ● Offspring of Unix. Someone wanted a free version based off Unix. ● Got it’s developmental start in 1983 and actually “born” in 1991. ● User started in 1993 (Slackware, Debian). Who Uses Linux? ???? Who Uses Linux? ???? Ready for this? Would You Believe …. You Do! Have You ever ……. Have You ever ……. Have You ever ……. Have You ever ……. Have You ever ……. Shirt Designed by TuxDigital You Just Don’t See It ● WHY? ● $ $ $ $ $ - Advertisement $$$$$$ - Advertisement ● Microsoft/Apple cost ● Linux is no cost You Just Don’t See It ● WHY? ● Office Waterfall Office Waterfall ● Business ● University ● Public Schools ● Homes You Just Don’t See It ● WHY? ● $ $ $ $ $ - Manufactures $$$$$$ - Manufactures ● Microsoft paid computer manufactures to include Windows ● Apple made their own ● Linux no money to pay** So why is it that all those companies use Linux on their servers and computers? So why is it that all those companies use Linux on their servers and computers? SECURITY And what is it that makes Linux so SECURE? Potlucks It’s actually because of... Recipes Here’s the Connection FOSS ● Free and Open Source Software ● Closed vs. Open Source Software; how are they different? Recipes! FOSS ● Open source developers are willing to share the code so that others can help re-write/improve the software (you can also donate to these people as well). ● And everyone can see exactly what’s in the code. Benefits of Using Linux ●It’s FREE ●It’s Secure ●It has Choices The Other Guys – No Choices (IIWIS) Boatload of Choices Why are there so many versions of Linux? Why are there so many versions of Linux? Why are there so many versions of Cars? Remember Recipes? Cars Have Choices ● General Motors – Chevy, Pontiac, Olds, Buick, Cadillac ● Ford – Ford, Mercury, Lincoln ● Chrysler – Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler Cars Have More Choices ● Honda – Honda, Acura ● Toyota – Toyota, Lexus ● And there are “others” who have come and gone. Linux Has Choices, too ● Slackware – Austrumi, Absolute Linux, Porteus ● Debian – Ubuntu, MX, deepin ● Red Hat – Fedora, RHEL**, CentOS Linux Has More Choices, too ● Arch – Manjaro, ArcoLinux, EndeavourOS ● Gentoo – Sabayon, Calculate, Redcore ● And there are others who have come and gone. Software More Choices Whatever You Want * ● Accessories ● Audio/Video ● Games ● Productivity ● Graphics/Photos ● File Management ● Internet ● Security/Privacy What Does Linux Look Like? Cars Have “Models” Linux Has “Desktop Environments” Cars Have Models ● Sedans ● 4 Doors ● Convertibles ● 2 Doors ● Station Wagons ● Hatchbacks ● Vans ● Mini-Vans ● Sports Cars ● SUV Linux Has Desktop Environments ● KDE ● Cinnamon ● Gnome ● Budgie ● Xfce ● Pantheon ● LXDE ● Enlightment ● MATE ● Deepin ● Trinity Live Look ● Now let’s take a tour of my current desktop and operating system to see how it works like any other operating system. Follow-Up ● For a good website with lots of information about Linux and different distros and DE, check out: https://distrowatch.com “Beginners Introduction To Linux” John Kennedy / East-Central Ohio Technology Users Club [email protected].