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

Development Linux is open source and is developed Unix was developed by AT&T
1 by Linux community of developers. Bell labs and is not open
source.

2 Cost Linux is free to use. Unix is licensed OS.

Supportd Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, Xfs, fs, gpfs, hfs, hfs+, ufs, xfs, zfs.
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File systems Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS.

GUI Linux uses KDE and Gnome. Other Unix was initially a command
4 GUI supported are LXDE, Xfce, Unity, based OS. Most of the unix
Mate. distributions now have Gnome.

Usage Linux is used in wide varieties from Unix is mostly used on servers,
5 desktop, servers, smartphones to workstations or PCs.
mainframes.

Default Shell Bash (Bourne Again SHell) is default Bourne Shell is default shell for
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shell for Linux. Unix.

Target Linux was initially developed for Intel's CUnix supports PA-RISC and
7 processor x86 hardware processors. Now it Itanium family.
supports 20+ processor families.

Example Ubuntu, Debian GNU, Arch Linux, etc. SunOS, Solaris, SCO UNIX,
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AIX, HP/UX, ULTRIX etc.