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.
| LINUX | UNIX |
|---|---|
| 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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