Linux Virtual Hosting

Linux Virtual Hosting is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration. It can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, mainframes and supercomputers. The name “Linux” comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linux Torvalds.

Typically all the underlying Linux Virtual Hosting source code can be used, modified, and redistributed, by anyone under licenses both for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Linux Virtual Hosting is predominantly known for its use in servers, about 15% in 2007 and dramatically increased to more than estimated 62% in 2008.

By today, most desktop computers run either Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows with Linux Virtual Hosting. As a matter of fact nearly almost all desktop use of Linux has become increasingly popular in recent few years, partly owing to the popular Ubuntu distribution and the emergence of net books.

Typically Linux Virtual Hosting is packaged in a format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and server use. Linux Virtual Hosting distributions include the kernel and all of the supporting software required to run a complete system.

The development of Linux Virtual Hosting was begun on MINIX and applications written for MINIX were also used under Linux. Later Linux matured and it became possible for Linux to be developed under itself. Also applications replaced all MINIX ones because, with code from the GNU system freely available, it was advantageous if this could be used with the fledgling OS.

Separate Linux Virtual Hosting projects that interface with the kernel provide much of the system’s higher-level functionality. The user land is an important part of most Linux-based systems, providing the most common implementation of the popular shell. Many of the common UNIX tools which carry out many basic operating system tasks - by: James

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