DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LINUX AND UNIX
In this post, you will understand the basic differences between unix and linux with features wise.
| S.N | Features | Linux | Unix |
| 1. | Origin | It was developed by Linus Torvolds in 1990 | It was developed by Kenneth Thompson, Dennis Ritchie in 1970 at Bell Labs |
| 2. | Version | Linux is a free and open source | Unix is a licensed OS |
| 3. | What | It is clone of unix (unix like OS) | It is a original OS (unix) |
| 4. | Distribution | Popular Distros: Ubuntu, RedHat, Debian, CentOS, Suse, etc… | Unix Versions: IBM AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, SCO Unix, etc,… |
| 5. | Written in | It was developed by c language | It was developed by assembly language then c language. |
| 6. | Kernel Type | Linux kernel is Monolithic Kernel | Unix kernels can be monolithic, microkernel and hybrid. |
| 7. | Default Shell | Bash Shell | Bourne Shell |
| 8. | Source Code Availability | Source code is publicly available | Source Code is not available |
| 9. | Portable | Linux is portable. It is possible to boot from a USB Stick. Example. Puppy Linux | Unix is not portable |
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