Linux Distributions Overview

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What is the most popular distribution among large organizations?

  • Red Hat (correct)
  • SUSE
  • Ubuntu
  • CentOS

What is the most popular distribution among developers?

  • Red Hat
  • SUSE
  • Ubuntu (correct)
  • CentOS

What type of community favors Scientific Linux?

  • Developers
  • Educational
  • Scientific research (correct)
  • Commercial

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Study Notes

  • Linux distributions are designed to cater to many different audiences and organizations with different needs and tastes.
  • Major commercially-supported distributions, such as Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu, are often chosen by large organizations.
  • CentOS and CentOS Stream are popular free alternatives to RHEL and are often used by organizations that are comfortable operating without paid technical support.
  • Both Ubuntu and Fedora are widely used by developers and are also popular in the educational realm.
  • Scientific Linux is favored by the scientific research community for its compatibility with scientific and mathematical software packages.
  • Both CentOS variants are binary-compatible with RHEL.

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