Difference between Linux and Unix
Linux
Linux is an open source multi-tasking, multi-user operating system. It was initially developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Linux OS is widely used in desktops, mobiles, mainframes etc.
Unix
Unix is multi-tasking, multi-user operating system but is not free to use and is not open source. It was developed in 1969 by Ken Thompson team at AT&T Bell Labs. It is widely used on servers, workstations etc. Following are the important differences between Linux and Unix.
Following are the important difference between Linux and Unix.
| Sr. No. | Key | Linux | Unix |
|---|
| 1 | Development | Linux is open source and is developed by Linux community of developers. | Unix was developed by AT&T Bell labs and is not open source. |
| 2 | Cost | Linux is free to use. | Unix is licensed OS. |
| 3 | Supportd File systems | Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS. | fs, gpfs, hfs, hfs+, ufs, xfs, zfs. |
| 4 | GUI | Linux uses KDE and Gnome. Other GUI supported are LXDE, Xfce, Unity, Mate. | Unix was initially a command based OS. Most of the unix distributions now have Gnome. |
| 5 | Usage | Linux is used in wide varieties from desktop, servers, smartphones to mainframes. | Unix is mostly used on servers, workstations or PCs. |
| 6 | Default Shell | Bash (Bourne Again SHell) is default shell for Linux. | Bourne Shell is default shell for Unix. |
| 7 | Target processor | Linux was initially developed for Intel's x86 hardware processors. Now it supports 20+ processor families. | CUnix supports PA-RISC and Itanium family. |
| 8 | Example | Ubuntu, Debian GNU, Arch Linux, etc. | SunOS, Solaris, SCO UNIX, AIX, HP/UX, ULTRIX etc. |
Published on 27-Nov-2019 08:08:21
