Common Linux Introduction (transfer) The current Linux we can have mainly Red Hat, Slackware, Debian, SUSE, OpenLinux, TurboLinux, Red Flag, Mandarke, BluePoint, and so on. (1) Red Hat http://www.redhat.com is easy to install, the initiator installed this version, the opportunity to encounter setbacks is almost zero, if you have easy-to-work for the installation of Win9x, Red Hat Linux installation must be difficult Don't fall down. Red Hat Another advantage is that its RPM (Red Hat Package Manager); when installing the software, the user is mostly hurting the brain: Software will create a new directory before unpacking compression, then move the software into unzipped, After decompression, some parts may need to move to another directory. When the project to be moved, do these jobs are bitter. The RPM "Parcel Manager" is targeted at this point, and all the paths to be installed are all arranged. When the user unspeuses the ".rpm" extension file, it will set it when the file is packaged. The path file checks first, then in accordance with the settings in the file, unwield each file, send it to where they should go; not only, it also makes installation records, when the user wants to remove any of the RPM files The system will install the file according to the installation record, which is absolutely accurate, and it will not remove things that should not take like Windows. Red Hat Linux can be said to be a quite successful product, Red Hat has "Official Version" (OFFICIAL) to purchase, also provides free FTP station for public download, official version and free download version difference between the official There are some commercial software and printing instructions. (2) Slackware http://www.cdrom.com This is an old-fashioned martial art. People playing Linux in the past few years, almost all of them use this system. It is completely "hand-made" personal needs, so that many players who are currently the master are still unforgettable, Slackware is used in China, perhaps it is used to do server, and performance will be better. The latest version of the installation has improved a lot, and friends who want to "completely control" can try. (3) Debian http://www.debian.org You usually see the words of GNU Linux after the Debian word, the faction is currently the most common structure of everyone, the most organized development, and there is also a parcel management system It is "DPK", what is the "RPM" of Red Hat, making the overall file management more convenient. The original program code of Debian is open to the GNU, so it fully meets the spirit of the open original code, unlike other Linux, or less reserved a program code is not open (Red Hat is until version 6.0 All open). The latest version has a programming designer, transplanted DEBIAN to other platforms, so it can also be seen on other platforms. (4) SUSE http://www.suse.com This is a very popular version in Europe, which works with Xfree86 to develop X Server on X86.