1.1 Feautres of red fat linux 9

Red hat linux 9 is inexpensive and freely available with the source code of the software under the license terms of the GNU general public license (GPL)

The features of red hat linux 9 are :

• Open source – provides us with free source code . we can classify the software available to end users to closed source and open source . in closed source software the source code of the software is not  available to an end user. As a result the end user cannot modify the information in the source files . the  open source software is available to all end users . this software provides its end users can customize the  software . the ownership of the source code does not belong to any one person .
• Rollabllity- enables the system to run without any breakdown.red hat Linux 9 crashes only due to fatal user mistakes.
• Performance – provides us width consistent high – level performance on workstation and networks .red hat Linux 9 enables large number of user to work simultaneously on it without affecting the system speed.
• Network-friendly – provides powerful support for network functional such as setting up client and sever system or performing network backups
• Multi-user support- enables multiple users to access the system at the same time . each user to sign in using their username and password to access the system .
• Support multiple hardware _ provides support for a range of pc devices , computer types such as alpha ,sparc,and system size,such as palmpilot and supercomputers.
• Flexibility- privides us with an option of selecting the type of system for installation, such as personal Desktop , Workstation, server or custom .the user is enabled to install only the required components to save space.
• Compatible with other OS- connects with networks using different operating system, such as unix , microsoft windos 95/NT,netware , macintosh and ibm OS/2 system . red hat linux 9 can also read and writes disks and partitions from the operating system .
• Multiple virtual consoles- provides us with different login sessions that are independent of each other.