Linux vs Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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Pros of Linux
Pros of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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    Open Source
  • 11
    Free
  • 8
    Reliability
  • 5
    Safe
  • 1
    Well known
  • 1
    Paid sense of security
  • 1
    Learning curve

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Cons of Linux
Cons of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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    • 1
      Tools and package manager change over time
    • 1
      Subcription fees
    • 1
      Glibc based with many complicated hacks
    • 1
      Packages have huge dependency trees
    • 1
      Default Install is lvm
    • 1
      Anaconda

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    What is Linux?

    A clone of the operating system Unix, written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the Net. It aims towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliance.

    What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)?

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the industry-leading Linux that provides the foundation for next-generation architectures, with support for all major hardware platforms and thousands of commercial and custom applications.

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    What tools integrate with Linux?
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    What are some alternatives to Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)?
    Ubuntu
    Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.
    Arch Linux
    A lightweight and flexible Linux distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.
    Android SDK
    Android provides a rich application framework that allows you to build innovative apps and games for mobile devices in a Java language environment.
    Windows 10
    It is the latest iteration of the Microsoft operating systems and has been optimized for home PC performance in a wide variety of applications from serious work to after-hours gaming.
    Windows
    A series of personal computer operating systems produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows NT family of operating systems.
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