With this blog, I hope to help people understand the differences between Linux operating systems and other operating systems. I may not post very often, but I hope to post only relative information that will help people in choosing how to run their computers.
First, it should be known that you do not have to pay for an operating system. There are many choices for running your computer that are free. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of versions, or distributions, of GNU/Linux (hereafter referred to as Linux) operating systems. I will focus almost exclusively on Debian and Ubuntu derived systems, as those are the ones I work with.
Second, it should be known that Linux operating systems are more secure than others. There are virtually no viruses (some people say there are none whatsoever, but I will not make a blanket statement like that) for Linux operating systems. In future posts, I will show and explain why this is so, and why it matters to anyone with a computer.
Third, most, if not all, Linux operating systems can be customized to look however you want them to. Not only can you change wallpapers, but you can move the task bar from the bottom of the screen to the top, or even the sides. Or you can center it on the bottom or top. You can us different themes so that your workspaces look how you want them to look. And of course you can set whatever icons you want on the desktop and in the taskbar.
Last (for now), Linux will run on older computers that may be slow when running other operating systems. Many Linux distributions are made to work on older hardware. And many are written so that they do not use as many resources, in terms of RAM or hard drive space. This can be an advantage if you have an older computer with less RAM or older hardware and smaller hard drives.
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