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Advantages and disadvantages of Linux operating system

 

Advantages and disadvantages of Linux operating system

    

 Before I go into details of the Linux operating system, I want to describe what an operating system (OS) is. An operating system is system software that makes communication between computer hardware and software. There are various types of operating systems e.g. Windows OS, Linux OS, and Mac OS. Windows operating system comes with major releases e.g. windows 7, windows 8, and Windows 10. But Linux OS comes with different distributions e.g. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, Elementary OS, Manjaro Linux.

Pros and Cons of Linux Operating System

Text editors:-

Linux has a vast range of text editors available. If you are a programmer then you can pick any of the free software packages like visual studio code, Vim, Atom, etc. Most text editors are freely available and you can use them without any issue.

Powerful command prompt:-

Command prompt in Linux is very advanced and if you are a developer then you can perform most of your work using the command-line interface. You can install different repositories and packages through the command-line interface.

No reboot needed:-

If you are a windows user then you have seen system reboot while you install/uninstall any software or reboot when the system becomes slow. But in the case of Linux, you do not need to reboot your system in such cases.

Low system specifications:-

If you have an old computer that has low specification then you can still run Linux. Linux has different distributions that are available for all types of computers e.g. large-scale computers,           servers, Pc, etc.

Good at multitasking:-

If you want to do some batch works like printing a large file or downloading a large file then you can concurrently perform other tasks like typing or coding any program. Linux is good in doing such multitasking and your system will not slow down.

 Less disk space needed:-

If you have limited disk space then you can still run Linux. You do not need extra disk space for         running Linux for a longer time.

File formats:-

Linux supports a large number of file formats. So you have to not worry if any file format does                 not run on Linux. You can install different software packages for specific file format control and it will work fine.

Disadvantages of Linux operating system

Hardware drivers:-

One of the issues that most Linux users face is that some hardware drivers are not available for                          Linux. Hardware companies prefer to make drivers for windows or mac because they have more users as compared to Linux.

Learning curve:-

Getting started with windows is easy for beginners but learning Linux is difficult. You have to learn about the command-line interface and searching for new software is also a little bit difficult. If you face any problem in the operating system then finding a solution is problematic.                     There are fewer experts for Linux as compared to windows and mac.

Software alternative:-

Take an example of Photoshop which is a popular graphic editing tool. Photoshop is available for windows but is not present in Linux. There are other photo editing tools but Photoshop is a more powerful tool than others. MS office is another example that is not available for                                          Linux users.

Games:-

Most of the games are made for windows but not Linux. As the windows platform is widely used so game developers have more interest in windows.

Examples of Linux operating system

Some of Linux distributions are below:-

  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Fedora
  • Linux mint
  • Zorin OS
  • Elementary OS
  • Manjaro Linux



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