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    This document provides an overview of Linux applications for both desktops and servers. It discusses personal experiences using Linux as a desktop operating system for tasks like email, web browsing, and file sharing. It also outlines some common server applications for Linux like mail, DNS, firewall, and proxy servers. Some key benefits of Linux highlighted are low costs, reliability, and low hardware requirements. The document concludes with some statistics on growing Linux server usage and a reference section for additional Linux resources.

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    This document provides an overview of Linux applications for both desktops and servers. It discusses personal experiences using Linux as a desktop operating system for tasks like email, web browsing, and file sharing. It also outlines some common server applications for Linux like mail, DNS, firewall, and proxy servers. Some key benefits of Linux highlighted are low costs, reliability, and low hardware requirements. The document concludes with some statistics on growing Linux server usage and a reference section for additional Linux resources.

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    This document provides an overview of Linux applications for both desktops and servers. It discusses personal experiences using Linux as a desktop operating system for tasks like email, web browsing, and file sharing. It also outlines some common server applications for Linux like mail, DNS, firewall, and proxy servers. Some key benefits of Linux highlighted are low costs, reliability, and low hardware requirements. The document concludes with some statistics on growing Linux server usage and a reference section for additional Linux resources.

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    Linux Applications Presentation For The Video Conference

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    This document provides an overview of Linux applications for both desktops and servers. It discusses personal experiences using Linux as a desktop operating system for tasks like email, web browsing, and file sharing. It also outlines some common server applications for Linux like mail, DNS, firewall, and proxy servers. Some key benefits of Linux highlighted are low costs, reliability, and low hardware requirements. The document concludes with some statistics on growing Linux server usage and a reference section for additional Linux resources.

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    Linux Applications

    Presentation for the Video Conference

    2003-05-20
    Structure

    • Introduction

    • Linux Applications for Desktops

    • Linux Applications for Servers

    • Some statistics
    Microsoft and Linux
    Personal experience with Linux
    Linux OS as a desktop application
    • Connecting to the corporate application servers using Linux software.
    rdesktop, vnc, samba, etc.
    • Accessing email using Netscape Messenger
    • Browsing the web using Galeon
    • Chatting using Yahoo Messenger
    • Handling digital photographs using GPhoto
    • Connecting to Family Area Network (FAN) using SAMBA to exchange
    files between computers
    • Trying out other Linux applications to understand it better
    Personal experience with Linux
    Linux OS as a Server
    . Mail server using sendmail
    . DNS Server using bind
    . Firewall using iptables
    . Proxy server using squid
    . Webcast server using real networks on linux
    …
    Linux Applications for Desktops
    Linux Applications for Desktops - Summary
    Most common applications and their working
    examples:
    • Word processing – OO Writer, Kwriter, AbiWord,
    etc.
    • Spreadsheet – OO Calc, Kspread, Gnumeric, etc.
    • Email access – Evolution, Kmail, Netscape
    Messenger, etc.
    • Web Browsing – Galeon, Netscape Navigator,
    Opera, Mozilla, etc.
    Very easy to use
    Variety of applications for Linux available
    Resources?
    Linux Applications for Servers
    Linux Applications for Servers - Summary

    • All common Internet services available – Mail, Web, DNS,


    etc.

    • Easy administration using web based interface

    • Very low resource utilization. A 486 66MHz can be your


    firewall

    • No cost to setup a server. As easy as download a CD and


    install.

    • Lower maintenance. Keeps running for years.


    Why did we choose Linux for Internet Africa?
    • Was available with all necessary Internet software 6 years
    back when Microsoft Windows was not ready for Internet.

    • Low cost compared to any other alternative. Sun Solaris,


    Novell, MS Windows, etc.

    • Extremely reliable. Have achieved no reboots in 450+


    days.

    • Easy to setup. Takes 4 easy steps to setup a mail server.


    Download a CD, Burn it, Boot from it and the server is
    ready for adding users and setting passwords.

    • Lower hardware requirements. Pentium computer can act


    as a fast mail server for 30 users.
    Further Reference

    www.linux.com - News, Software,


    Documentation, Tutorials, etc.
    www.linuxhq.com - Another great Linux
    resource site.
    www.linuxjournal.com - The Monthly
    Magazine for Linux Community
    www.tldp.org - The Linux Documentation
    Project. Excellent help for beginners.
    www.userfriendly.org - Linux cartoon strips
    Statistics
    Evans Data survey shows in 2004, don't be surprised when Linux
    overtakes Windows to become the main focus for developers.

    Linux servers made up more than 14 percent of all servers shipped in the
    United States in the first quarter

    Revenue from sales of Linux-based servers surged 90 percent in the


    fourth quarter 2002.

    Percentage growth in the number of servers number up to June 30, 2002


    Linux servers = 18%
    Microsoft servers = 3%
    Questions???

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