Differentiate between LINUX and UNIX?

  Although there are multiple differences between LINUX and UNIX, enlisted points in the below table cover all the major differences.

LINUXUNIX
LINUX is an open source software development and free operating system used for computer hardware & software, game development, PCs, etc.UNIX is an operating system which is basically used in Intel, HP, internet servers, etc.
LINUX has priced as well as freely distributed and downloaded versions.Different versions/flavours of UNIX have different price structures.
Users of this operating system could be anyone including home users, developers, etc.This operating system was basically developed for mainframes, servers and workstations except for OSX which is designed such that it can be used by anyone.
File support system includes Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, etc. File support system includes jfs, gpfs, hfs, etc.
BASH (Bourne Again Shell) is the Linux default shell i.e. text mode interface which supports multiple command interpreters.Bourne shell serves as the text mode interface which is now compatible with many others including BASH.
LINUX provides two GUIs, KDE and Gnome.Common desktop environment was created which serves as a GUI for UNIX.
Examples: Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, etc.Examples: Solaris, All Linux
It provides higher security and has about 60-100 viruses listed till date.It is also highly secured and has about 85-120 viruses listed till date.

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