You must know the seven advantages of the Linux system

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Those familiar with computers know that Linux has many advantages over Windows, so more and more computer users are using Linux for office and study. Generally speaking, the advantages of Linux mainly include the following aspects.

1. Open source, free

As we all know, Windows from Microsoft and macOS from Apple require payment, and it is quite expensive. Linux, on the other hand, is free and open source, so we can access the source code at any time and customize it according to our different needs, which is very important for users, especially program developers.

2. Cross-platform hardware support

Because the Linux kernel is mostly written in the C language and USES the portable Unix standard application program interface, it supports system platforms such as i386, Alpha, AMD, and Sparc, as well as hardware devices ranging from PCS to mainframes, and even embedded systems.

3. Rich software support

Unlike other operating systems, Linux eliminates the need to install office software, graphics processing tools, multimedia player software and networking tools. For program developers, Linux is a good operating platform, in the Linux software package, contains a variety of programming languages and development tools, such as gcc, cc, C++, Tcl/Tk, Perl, Fortran77 and so on.

4. Multi-user, multi-tasking

As the class Unix system, Linux and Unix 1 like, is a true multi-user multi-tasking operating system. Multiple users can own and use system resources independently, that is, each user has specific permissions on his own resources (such as files and devices) without affecting each other, and at the same time, multiple users can use the computer system in the way of network online at the same time. Multitasking is one of the most important features of modern computers. Since each process is scheduled to have equal access to the processor, the Linux system can execute multiple programs simultaneously and each program runs independently of the other.

5. Reliable security

Linux system is an operating system with innate virus immunity and seldom suffers virus attack.

For an open system, it is likely to have security risks while it is convenient for users. However, using Linux's built-in firewall, intrusion detection and security authentication tools, timely repair system vulnerabilities, can greatly improve the security of the Linux system, so that hackers have no opportunity. At the same time, Linux is open source, so there are a variety of different versions, which also makes it more difficult to attack.

6. Good stability

The source code of the Linux kernel is optimized for 32-bit computers in the standard specification (64-bit CPU) to ensure the stability of the system. It is because of the stability of Linux that some hosts with Linux, like Unix, have not been down for years.

7. Perfect network function

Linux built-in a very rich free web server software, database and web development tools, such as Apache, Sendmail, VSFtp, SSH, MySQL, PHP and JSP. In recent years, more and more enterprises have seen these powerful features of Linux, using Linux as a full range of web servers.