Linux On The Desktop

The high level of access granted to Linux's internals has led to Linux users traditionally tending to be more technologically oriented than users of Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, sometimes reveling in the tag of "hacker" or "geek". Linux and other free software projects have been frequently criticized for not going far enough to ensure ease of use.

This stereotype has begun to be dispelled in recent years. Linux may now be used with a user interface that is very similar to those running on other operating systems. Users may have to switch application software, and there are often fewer "known" options (as in the case of computer games) but there exist replacements for all general-purpose software, and general applications like spreadsheets, word processors, and browsers are available for Linux, and compatibility layers such as the Wine system allow some Windows application software and drivers to be used on Linux without requiring the vendor to adapt them.

The Berlin-based organization Relevanitve concluded in 2003 that the usability of Linux for a set of desktop-related tasks was "nearly equal to Windows XP". Since then, there have been numerous independent studies and articles, which indicate that a modern Linux desktop using either GNOME or KDE is on par with Microsoft Windows in a business setting.

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Enterprise usage

Linux has historically been used mainly as a server operating system, but its low cost, flexibility, and Unix-like architecture make it suitable for a variety of applications. Linux is the cornerstone of the "LAMP" server-software combination (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python) which has achieved popularity among developers, and which is one of the more common platforms for website hosting.

Due to its low cost and its high configurability, Linux is often used in embedded systems such as television set-top boxes, mobile phones, and handheld devices. Linux has become a major competitor to the proprietary Symbian OS found in many mobile phones, and it is an alternative to the dominant Windows CE and Palm OS operating systems on handheld devices. The popular TiVo digital video recorder uses a customized version of Linux. Several network firewall and router standalone products, including several from Linksys, use Linux internally, using its advanced firewalling and routing capabilities.

Linux is increasingly common as an operating system for supercomputers. For example, in the November 2006 TOP 500 list of supercomputers, seven of the top ten supercomputers in the world, including the two fastest, ran Linux. Of the 500 systems, 371 (74.2%) ran Linux. (Source for this article by Wikipedia).

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