History of Linux Distribution

Ø  Linux distribution will appear after the Linux kernel was first used by other individual other than original Linux programmers. Linux programmers are who were interested in developing the operation system that developing application programs, user interface or convenient package. 

Ø  Linux distribution is a family member of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Distribution is operating system including a large collection of the software application (such as word processor). 

Ø  Linux distribution have taken a widely variety of forms because most of the kernel and supporting packaged are free and open source (example, server, notebook and so on).

Ø  Commercially-backed distributions:

·         Fedora(red hat)

·         openSUSE (Novell), 

·         Ubuntu (Canonical Ltd)

·         Mandriva Linux (Mandriva)

Ø  Entirely community-driven distribution, such as Debian and Gentoo.

Ø  Early distribution include:

v  H J Lu's "Boot-root" a two disk pair with the kernel and the absolute minimal tools to get started

v  MCC Interim Linux, which was made available to the public for download on the FTP server of University of Manchester in February 1992.

v  TAMU, created by individuals at Texas A&M University about the same time

v  SLS (Softlanding Linux System)

v  Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, the first CD-ROM based Linux distribution.

v  The Linux Family tree(Redux) can be seen in; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nF-MXeiXzw

created by : MUHD ASYRAF BIN KHAIRUDDIN (4073001501)