Tell me the 5 differences between Linux and Unix?
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Answer / rakesh sharna
Unix and Linux
1. UNIX is very old and Linux is based on it
2. Linux is a good desktop OS while UNIX lacks the user
friendliness needed for general computing
3. UNIX is intended for mainframes and high end computers
and cannot run on mos PCs while Linux can go from mainframes
down to low end personal computers
4. UNIX is proprietary while Linux is shared using the
Licensing of the GNU
5.Linux file system is ext3
6.Selinux enabled on linux
7. linux using advanced file editor like vim.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 19 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / ppa
1.linux's downloading is free from cost....
2.linux is FREE open source OS.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / chintu
linux support x86 but unix not support
unix treated all thing as a file
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 7 Yes | 14 No |
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