
There are also many other Linux distributions that are purely maintained by community and its development is also directed by its users. A similar relation exists with another popular Linux distribution named Fedora Linux, which is backed by Red Hat, Inc. As an example, Ubuntu, a popular Linux distro is maintained by a community but also backed by a UK based software company, Canonical Ltd. Due to this, different developer groups have different distribution of Linux, also called as Linux Distro.Ī Linux distro may be supported by a large developer community, private company or both. What this means is that, people can create their own version of operating system using the publicly open sourced code. On the other hand, Linux is created and maintained by a highly skilled developer community and is open-sourced. They are proprietary, non-free and closed sources. Windows and Mac OS are the products of giant tech-companies, Microsoft and Apple respectively.

The first thing to do is to choose a Linux Distribution.
