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What is the most popular distribution among large organizations?
What is the most popular distribution among large organizations?
What is the most popular distribution among developers?
What is the most popular distribution among developers?
What type of community favors Scientific Linux?
What type of community favors Scientific Linux?
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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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.
