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Answer» Linux: It is an open-source and free-to-use Operating system that was first developed in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. It is specially designed to offer free and low-cost OS for personal computer users. It has very low hardware REQUIREMENTS and facilitates powerful support for networking. Different versions of Linux are known as variants.
Example: Red Hat, Android, etc.
Unix: It is a closed source OS derived from the original AT&T Unix and was first developed in the 1960s. It is not open source and is not free to use. It is generally CAPABLE of handling activities from multiple users at the same time. Furthermore, it is specially designed to be more portable, multi-user, and multitasking in a time-sharing configuration. Different versions of Unix are known as distros.
Example: HP-UX, Solaris, etc. | Linux | Unix |
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| It is mostly used for computer software and hardware, tablet PCS, mainframes, etc. | It is mostly used on web servers, workstations, mainframes, and PCs but Intel, HP, etc. | | It can be used by everyone as it is freely available. | It can be used only by its copywriters who have access to it. | | It is considered just the kernel. | It is considered a complete package of OS. | | It supports more file SYSTEMS than Unix and its file support system includes Ext2, Ext3, Xfs, FAT, etc. | It supports a lesser file system as compared to Linux and its file support system includes gpfs, hfs, JFS, etc. | | Its source code is available to the general public. | Its source code is not available to the general public. | | It is freely distributed and is free of cost. | It is not freely distributed and comes with a customized cost. | | It is portable and can be executed on different hard drives. | It is non-portable. | | Its installation does not require any specific hardware components. | Its installations require specific hardware components. | | It is more compatible and flexible with different hardware systems available. | It is less compatible and flexible with different hardware systems as compared to Linux. | | Its default shell is BASH. | Its default shell is Bourne Shell. |
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