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The original UNIX was an operating system developed by Bell Labs in the early 70's. What makes UNIX significant is that many of the ideas that were part of it became standards in computers, even today.
As time passed, those standards evolved, and became the basis for a number of newer systems, such as BSD, Linux, and even Mac OS X. Since they share similar standards they are called "UNIX variants".
In 1992, Linux was created. What makes Linux different from many of the other UNIX variants is that no one owns Linux, and it is essentially "community property". It has been freely adapted for many purposes.
Linux "distributions" are versions of Linux that are tailored for a specific audience. Since no one person's needs are exactly the same, there are many different versions to choose from.
They are the same operating system, just with different things added.
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Why is Unix open source?
Unix is not open source, it is proprietary. Linux is the open-source version of Unix.
What are the functions for Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is a free, supported debian/linux implementation of Unix. As such, you can do nearly anything that you can do in Unix in Ubuntu.
What is the difference between C and Linux?
There is very little difference in the C compiler between Unix and Linux; in some cases (the gcc compiler) it is the same. The differences come in when using system calls; some system calls do not exist in Unix or Linux, although most do. The program I work on compiles the same way (for the most part) between all commercial versions of Unix and several variants of Linux. In other words, the code is fairly portable across platforms.
What is the name of kernel in Unix Linux and Windows Vista?
As Unix isn't any particular operating system, there is no distinct name for the kernel. Different versions of Unix may have vastly different kernel structures. The Linux kernel is called, well, the Linux kernel. The Vista kernel is a continuation of the "NT kernel" designed for Windows NT 3.1.
What is Cygwin used for?
Cygwin is used to port applications that were written for Unix or Linux to a Windows environment.
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.
Is UNIX based on Linux?
No, but Linux is based on Unix since Linux is a Unix clone.
Does the Dsi use Linux or Solaris?
The Nintendo DSi does not use either Linux or a Unix variant, such as Solaris. It uses a custom firmware built in-house by Nintendo.
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
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.
What is the word Linux derived from?
It may sound silly, but it is a combination of the words UNIX and Linus (Torvalds), the creator of Linux. so we get Linux , which is short for Linus's UNIX. Cheers
