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Beginning in the latter 90's, a few [[Linux distribution]] companies, such as [[Mandriva|MandrakeSoft]], began to advertise their systems for low-end desktop computers. However, it was not until Apple released the first version of [[Mac OS X]], a UNIX-like system, that Linux began to be seen as a serious alternative to [[Microsoft]]'s [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] operating system on desktop computers, in both corporate and home environments.

Since the turn of the 21st century, a growing number of Linux, and even [[Berkeley Software Distribution|BSD-based]], distributions have originated with a dedication to the desktop market. Perhaps the most famous/popular of these distributions, as of 2007, is [[Canonical]]'s [[Ubuntu (Linux distribution)|Ubuntu]] distribution.

==Advantages==