<h1class="courselink">Linux Overview and Installation</h1>
<h2class="lecturer">LinkedIn Learning : Grant McWilliams : April 2021</h2>
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<h2class="sectiontitle">Linux Overview</h2>
<h3class="subsectiontitle">Choosing a Linux Distribution</h3>
<p><ahref="https://distrowatch.com/">distrowatch.com</a> is a useful website for comparing distributions and also for linux related news articles.
<p>It also shows the most popular distros for a period of time which defaults to 6 months but can be changed to as little as 7 days.</p>
<p>Popular distros based on Debian include Ubuntu, Mint and Kali. Debian uses the Advanced Package Tool (APT) to manage software packages.</p>
<p>Popular distros based on Red Hat include CentOS, Fedora and Mandriva. Red Hat uses the Red Hat Package manager (RPM) for software package management.</p>
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