Unix vs linux
- 1. BHATVIJETHA
- 2. Introduction Today Linux is in great demand. You can see the use of Linux everywhere. It's dominating on our servers, desktop,smartphones and even used in some electrical devices like refrigerators. Some people think Unix and Linux as synonyms, but that's not true. Many operating systems were developed to be like Unix but none of them got the popularity as Linux. Linux is the clone of Unix. It has several features similar to Unix, still have some key differences. Before Linux and Windows, computer world was dominated by Unix. Unix is a copyrighted name and IBM AIX, HP-UX and Sun Solaris are only Unix operating system remained till date. bhatvijetha
- 3. Difference between Unix and Linux Unix Linux 1. It is an operating system which can be only used by its copyrighters. 2. It was developed mainly for servers, workstations and mainframes. 3. Unix copyright vendors decide different costs for their respective Unix Operating systems. 1. It is an open-source operating system which is freely available to everyone. 2. Nowadays, Linux is in great demand. Anyone can use Linux whether a home user, developer or a student. 3. Linux is freely distributed, downloaded, and distributed through magazines also. And priced distros of Linux are also cheaper than Windows.
- 4. unix linux 1. It also supports file system but lesser than Linux. 2. Unix contain a completely different coding developed by AT&T Labs. 3. Unix is a complete package of Operating system. 4. In Unix, users have to wait for some time for the problem to be resolved. 1. Linux supports more file system than Unix. 2. Linux is a Unix clone, behaves like Unix but doesn't contain its code. 3. Linux is just the kernel. 4. As Linux is open-source , whenever a user post any kind of threat, developers from all over the world start working on it. And hence, it provides faster solution.