Features of linux

•  The X Window system : X window system provides the foundation for the GUI available with Linux. (Windows feel and look).A user can  interact with computer through multiple windows on screen(Win look and feel).

• With the new version of linux, networking system has been made more reliable.Linux networking supports many valuable utilities that allow the user to access remote systems over a variety of networks.Can access files on disks mounted on other systems and also one user’s file accessible to other users.programs could be run on the machine and results will be displayed on another machine.

•  Linux is rich in its software development environment. Many computer languages have interpreters and compilers. Ex Ada,Pascal,C..Etc

•  Email programs common with linux are   mail,pine,mh,xmh,exmh,netscape mail and elm. These mail programs allow us to send and receive encoded binay messages.