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\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa Linux?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Linux es un sistema operativo (SO) gratuito de c\u00f3digo abierto<\/a> basado en UNIX<\/strong> que fue creado en 1991 por Linus Torvalds. Los usuarios pueden modificar y crear variaciones del c\u00f3digo fuente, conocidas como distribuciones, para ordenadores y otros dispositivos. El uso m\u00e1s com\u00fan es como servidor,<\/strong> pero Linux tambi\u00e9n se utiliza en ordenadores de sobremesa, tel\u00e9fonos inteligentes, lectores de libros electr\u00f3nicos y consolas de juegos<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n

Una distribuci\u00f3n de Linux incluye el n\u00facleo (el componente central del sistema operativo y el puente entre una aplicaci\u00f3n de software y sus datos), utilidades del sistema, programas y herramientas para descargar, instalar y desinstalar actualizaciones del sistema operativo.<\/p>\n

Definici\u00f3n de Linux<\/span><\/h2>\n

Distribuido en todo el mundo bajo una Licencia P\u00fablica General (GNU), que significa “GNUs no UNIX” (un acr\u00f3nimo recursivo), existen literalmente cientos de distribuciones o “distros” de Linux en todo el mundo. Muchas distribuciones Linux de escritorio tienen interfaces gr\u00e1ficas de usuario<\/a> (GUI) intuitivas, que permiten una mayor facilidad de uso que sus predecesoras.<\/strong> Los objetos y datos se manipulan f\u00e1cilmente y disponen de iconos redimensionables, ventanas, botones, carpetas y otras caracter\u00edsticas similares a las de Windows.<\/p>\n

Sus defensores consideran Linux un sistema operativo robusto, escalable y flexible. Es adecuado para la programaci\u00f3n, y muchas empresas utilizan Linux como plataforma de desarrollo<\/strong>. Los cr\u00edticos se\u00f1alan la falta de soporte de aplicaciones y de facilidad de uso. Al igual que el debate PC\/Mac, la comparaci\u00f3n Linux\/Windows suele ser una discusi\u00f3n acalorada sin respuestas f\u00e1ciles, debido a la subjetividad inherente.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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