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How is Linux different from Unix?

2025-01-28 Update From: SLTechnology News&Howtos shulou NAV: SLTechnology News&Howtos > Servers >

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In the IT industry, mastering Linux knowledge has become a potential standard, and many companies will use it as a criterion to judge your ability. Because of this, a lot of people want to learn Linux.

But before learning Linux, many people will ask what is Linux?Linux and why it is so popular.

In fact, Linux is an early system that was born out of UNIX, but there is a big difference between it and Unix. There are also many people think that Unix and Linux are the same, today the editor will give you a detailed introduction.

What is Unix?

It was developed by AT&T in New Jersey in 1969. Many operating systems are inspired by Unix, and Unix is also inspired by unfinished Multics systems. Another version of Unix is Plan 9 from Bell Labs.

As an operating system, Unix is mainly used in servers and workstations, and may also be used in personal computers. It plays an important role in Internet, computer network, client and server model.

Unix has several main features: support for multitasking, easier to operate than Multics, data stored in plain text, and the ability to access multi-user accounts at the same time.

What is Linux?

Linux is an open source operating system based on the Unix operating system, which can be downloaded freely. Linux is different from other systems, which pay for it, and Linux has been created as a commercial system.

Linux is a free-to-use and free-spread Unix-like operating system. It is a multi-user, multi-task, multi-threaded and multi-CPU operating system based on POSIX and Unix. It runs major Unix tools, applications, and network protocols. It supports 32 bit and 64 bit hardware. Linux inherits the design idea of Unix with network as the core, and is a multi-user network operating system with stable performance.

Linux has several main features: it can run multiple tasks, support multiple threads, multiple users, personal accounts are properly authorized to protect, and so on.

Overall, just from the origin, there is a big difference between the two, it is clear that Linux has many unique advantages.

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