what is linux?

upgrade your phone with linux means porting linux os to your mobilephone.. throwing all symbian os or windows mobile operating system and replace it with linux operating system..

linux is an operating system, widely used for webserver, ftp server, mail server , routers etc.. recently, linux geeks successfully ported linux on several item such as playstation, xbox and mobile phones..

as for example.. please click link below

wish you luck..

2007-08-25 17:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by andy.macosx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

lol. if he doesn't know what linux is. idoubt he knows what unix is.

linux is an operating system like windows. however, it is 100% free.

not just free in the sense that you don't have to pay for it. but also free in the sense that you are free to change the program or improve it, and then redistribute it, without having to pay anything or go through any technical legal mumbo jumbo.

ofcourse, unless you're a programer, that second part is useless to you, but what it means is that if there's a problem, or you think you have a good idea, it can be fixed or implemented in a very short amount of time.

when it comes to phones, unless there's a problem with your phones current operating system, i dont see much of a reason to install a linux based phone OS on it.

nut as for your computer... linux is king ^_^.

here, take a look at a demonstration video of the latest features of linux.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w

2007-08-22 11:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by rufsketch1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Linux (IPA pronunciation: /ËlÉªnÊks/) is a Unix-like computer operating system. Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free software and open source development; its underlying source code can be freely modified, used, and redistributed by anyone.[1]

The Linux kernel was first released to the public on 17 September 1991, for the Intel x86 PC architecture. The kernel was augmented with system utilities and libraries from the GNU project to create a usable operating system, which later led to the alternate term GNU/Linux.[2] Linux is now packaged for different uses in Linux distributions, which contain the sometimes modified kernel along with a variety of other software packages tailored to different requirements.

Predominantly known for its use in servers, Linux has gained the support of corporations such as IBM, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Novell, and is used as an operating system for a wide variety of computer hardware, including desktop computers, supercomputers,[3] and embedded devices such as mobile phones and routers.

2007-08-22 11:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

An operating system similar to Windows, but free.

There are several types of linux. The one getting the most buzz right now is Ubuntu at http://www.ubuntu.com/

If you are interesting in using linux with your phone, check out this link: http://tuxmobil.org/phones_linux.html

2007-08-22 11:39:47 · answer #4 · answered by geniepiper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Linux is an operating system for computers--like Windows.

2007-08-22 11:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Linux is an operating system that can be put on just about everything.

2007-08-22 11:36:30 · answer #6 · answered by James F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Linux is a very compact and modular operating system that is portable to many hardware platforms such as x86 based computer systems.

2007-08-22 11:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Linux is an operating system it is like UNIX but free

2007-08-22 11:34:50 · answer #8 · answered by SC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

usually you have to have a new phone. most phones are difficult to install linux on.

They advantage is that you have more features and a computer-like interface

2007-08-22 11:36:22 · answer #9 · answered by Nick D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's basically Unix with a graphical interphase ie. a desktop. Looks very similar to windows

2007-08-22 11:35:53 · answer #10 · answered by dehmke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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