Engineering: Unix Vs Linux
What is Linux? By now you would have got a fair idea about Unix. Let’s now explore Linux in detail. how are Unix and Linux related People do confuse a lot between the terms Unix and Linux and they generally ask questions like “Is Unix Different from Linux?” / “Are Linux and Unix the same thing?” / “Is Linux like Unix?”/ “Is Linux built on Unix?”. Here is the answer to all such questions. First, let me clear your confusion in a one-liner. Linux and Unix are different but they do have a relationship with each other as Linux is derived from Unix. Linux is not Unix, but it is a Unix-like operating system. Linux system is derived from Unix and it is a continuation of the basis of Unix design. Linux distributions are the most famous and healthiest example of the direct Unix derivatives. BSD (Berkley Software Distribution) is also an example of a Unix derivative. At this juncture, we need to make you clear about what is Unix-like? A Unix-like OS (also called UN*X or *nix) is the...