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Unit 2: RedHat Linux Basics

The launch of Advanced Server had received industry-wide international support from notes
some of the global leading players including Oracle and Veritas Software along with some
hardware server platform providers, Mr Dabir said and added that this had begun to
make impact in India within several industry segments and the Governments adopting for
various applications.
With a growing number of alliance partners and ISVs (independent software vendors)
supporting the Red Hat drive, these offerings had become easier to adopt as they came
along with integrated services including centralised maintenance through single intuitive
Web interface, thereby providing an ideal platform, Mr Dabir said.
Red Hat India, a joint venture between Red Hat Inc, (a premium open source and Linux
provider) and Clover Technologies, markets and offers support and services for Red Hat
Linux in the sub-continent. It was in the process of building channel partners and was
teaming up with OEMs with its products, Mr Dabir said.
“Take the case of educational institutions or for that matter, universities, the best way to
go forward is to adopt open source-based products that help them save on investments.
Especially in multi-user environments, the cost of ownership, which is a decisive factor in
expanding operations, comes to the fore,” he said.
Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/09/02/stories/2002090201050200.htm

2.8 summary

In graphical computing, a Desktop Environment (DE) commonly refers to a style of Graphical
User Interface (GUI) that is based on the desktop metaphor which can be seen on most modern
personal computers today. A desktop environment typically consists of icons, windows,
toolbars, folders, wallpapers, and desktop widgets. KDE or the K Desktop Environment, is a
network transparent contemporary desktop environment for UNIX workstations. GNOME is a
desktop environment, providing an alternative to the KDE interface, for Linux and other Unix
environments that grew out of the GNU Project. While the term desktop environment originally
described a style of user interfaces following the desktop metaphor, it has also come to describe
the programs that provide the metaphor itself. This usage has been popularized by the Gnome
and the K Desktop Environment. Today, GNOME and KDE are the dominant solutions, and
often installed by default on Linux systems.

2.9 keywords

Desktop Environment (DE): In graphical computing, a desktop environment (DE) commonly
refers to a style of Graphical User Interface (GUI) that is based on the desktop metaphor which
can be seen on most modern personal computers today.
GNOME: It is a desktop environment, providing an alternative to the KDE interface, for Linux
and other Unix environments that grew out of the GNU Project.
KDE or the K Desktop Environment: It is a network transparent contemporary desktop
environment for UNIX workstations.

X Window System: It is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Linux operating system.

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