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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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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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Test your knowledge about major Linux distributions, their target audiences, and popular use cases. Explore the differences between commercially-supported and free alternatives, and their relevance in various sectors such as enterprise, development, education, and scientific research.