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Linux is an open source operating system that can be freely downloaded and distributed. It is developed through community collaboration and comes in many different versions from vendors like Debian, Red Hat, and Ubuntu. Linux can be installed on a wide variety of hardware and uses shells like BASH while Windows is developed solely by Microsoft and uses command prompts. While viruses have affected both, Linux recovers from threats much faster due to its community-driven development.

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What Is It?

Linux is an open source operating system that can be freely downloaded and distributed. It is developed through community collaboration and comes in many different versions from vendors like Debian, Red Hat, and Ubuntu. Linux can be installed on a wide variety of hardware and uses shells like BASH while Windows is developed solely by Microsoft and uses command prompts. While viruses have affected both, Linux recovers from threats much faster due to its community-driven development.

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What is it?

Linux is an example of Open Source software development andFree Operating System (OS). Linux can be freely distributed,downloaded freely, distributed through magazines, Books etc. There are priced versions for Linux also, but they are normally cheaper than Windows. Everyone. From home users to developers and computer enthusiasts alike. Linux kernel is developed by the community. Linus Torvalds oversees things.

Windows is the family of operating system (OS) from Microsoft, which is the most famous OS in the world. For desktop or home use, Windows can be expensive. A single copy can cost around $50 to $ 450 depending on the version of Windows.

Cost:

User:

Everyone. From home users to developers and computer enthusiasts alike. Microsoft created the Windows operating system, but allows othercomputer manufactures to distribute their own computers with Windows pre-installed. Free (To Developing Countries) and from $80+ (Cost can be bundled as part of a new OEM PC) On PC's servers and some phones.

Manufacturer:

Price:

Free but support is available for a price.

Usage:

Linux can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from mobile phones, tablet computers and video game consoles, to mainframes and supercomputers. Linux is developed by Open Source development i.e. through sharing and collaboration of code and features through forums etc and it is distributed by various vendors such as Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, GentuX etc. Dozens of different kinds.

Development and Distribution:

Windows is developed and distributed by Microsoft.

Processors:

Intel and AMD, but WinCE runs on some additional processors. (see: WinCE) x86,x64 and ARM (Windows RT)

Architectures:

Originally developed for Intel's x86 hardware, ports available for over two dozen CPU types including ARM

GUI:

Linux typically provides two GUIs, KDE and Gnome. But Linux GUI is optional.

The Windows GUI is an integral component of the OS and it is mainly influenced by Apple Macintosh OS and Xerox. FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT

File system support: Compatibility:

Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS Can coexist with virtually any operating system out there.

Can coexist on local networks with Windows, BSD, Macs, and other Unix-like systems. Sometimes file compatibility issues may arise. Windows uses a command shell and each version of Windows has a single command interpreter with dos-like commands, recently there is the addition of the optional PowerShell that uses more Unix-like commands. According to Dr. Nic Peeling and Dr Julian Satchell's Analysis of the Impact of Open Source Software there have been more than 60,000 viruses in Windows After detecting a major threat in Windows OS, Microsoft generally releases a patch that can fix the problem and it can take more than 2/3 months. Sometimes sooner, Microsoft releases patches and updates weekly.

Text mode interface:

BASH (Bourne Again SHell) is the Linux default shell. It can support multiple command interpreters.

Security:

Linux has had about 60-100 viruses listed till date. None of them actively spreading nowadays.

Threat detection and solution:

In case of Linux, threat detection and solution is very fast, as Linux is mainly community driven and whenever any Linux user posts any kind of threat, several developers start working on it from different parts of the world Inspired by MINIX (a Unix-like system) and eventually after adding many features of GUI, Drivers etc, Linus Torvalds developed the framework of the OS that became LINUX in 1992. The LINUX kernel was released on 17th September, 1991

Inception:

Windows first released in 1985.

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