.:GUIDE

• FREE SOFTWARE


• Introduction
• What is Free Software? What is Open Source?
• What is free software and why is it so important for society?
• The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement

• OPERATING SYSTEM


• Operating System
• Components of the operating system
• Classification of OS
• Which OS's are available?

• UNIX


• What is Unix?
• Unix and Windows
• Advantages of Unix
• Linux Introduction

• LINUX


• Introduction
• History of Linux
• Distributions
• Common package management programs
• Obtaining Linux on the Internet

• GNU


• What is the GNU project?