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What type of organizations are likely to choose major commercially-supported distributions?
What type of organizations are likely to choose major commercially-supported distributions?
What Linux distribution is favored by the scientific research community?
What Linux distribution is favored by the scientific research community?
Which of the following is true about CentOS variants?
Which of the following is true about CentOS variants?
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 different Linux distributions, their target audiences, and popularity in various sectors such as large organizations, development, education, and scientific research.
