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The Unix and Linux service the runs in the background is known as the?
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Any Linux/Unix process that runs in the background is called a 'daemon' process. The word derives from the Greek meaning "worker".
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What are the different types of daemons in Linux?
LInux (and Unix) really don't differentiate between different "types" of daemons. A daemon is a background worker service process. It can do many things, such as networking, database,etc.
Is UNIX based on Linux?
No, but Linux is based on Unix since Linux is a Unix clone.
Is unix and Linux an open system?
Linux is an open system, Unix is not.
Mandriva is Linux or unix?
linux
What is the difference between Windows Unix and Linux?
what are similarities and differences between linux and unix?
Is any virus attack to Linux or Unix?
Linux and Unix do have their share of malware, though there are fewer of them.
Does Linux use the kernel of Unix?
No, it is unix-based but Linux is a kernel not an operating system.Ubuntu,Linux Mint,Debian,and puppy Linux,ect. are OS's that use the Linux kernel.
Why does Linux and unix share more commands than windows xp and unix?
Because Linux evolved from UNIX, but Windows evolved from DOS.
What is similar to Unix?
Linux, Minix, Coherent, FreeBSD, etc. These are all clones of Unix
Are unix hosting and Linux hosting the same?
Linux hosting and Unix hosting are not exactly the same thing. Linux hosting and Unix hosting refer to the software operating system employed by the servers of the host. The primary communication being made when a server is described as Unix or Linux is that it is not a Microsoft product. Unix comes in several proprietary versions, Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) and AT&T are two well known commercial versions of Unix. They own and control intellectual property associated with Unix. Linux is a nonproprietary version of Unix. There are many flavors of this. All are "open source." The intellectual property is controlled by one of the various open source models, GPL being the most well know. If a person says they have a Unix server, they may or may not mean the proprietary version of Unix. For many people, unix is a generic reference and can mean Unix or Linux. If a person says they have a Linux server, then it is a Linux operating system. It may be one of over a hundred different types of Linux, but it is based on an open source version of Unix. Note that it is possible to co-mingle the proprietary and nonproprietary versions of Unix, but this is not typically a matter of concern unless you are an expert or unless you are using Apple's version of "open source" Linux. Apple's version works pretty much like open source Linux, mostly, sometimes.
Is Linux a robust operating system that is good training tool for unix?
No, Linux IS Unix, so the question makes no sense. Unix is a general term for a class of operating systems. Linux is also a term applied to more than one operating system variant, but all Linux OS are Unix OS. Redhat is one type of Linux. BSD is a type of Unix that is not Linux.
What is the difference between unix operating system and Linux operating system?
Linux is a Unix-like system. This means that it is inspired or influenced by Unix in some shape or form (Linux started off from Minix), but it is not directly derived from Unix. However, BSD is based on Unix, and macOS is indirectly Unix-based because of its mixed heritage with BSD.
