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The document compares Linux, Windows, and Unix operating systems, highlighting Linux's open-source nature, cost-effectiveness, and broad hardware compatibility. It notes that Linux has fewer security issues compared to Windows, which has significant vulnerabilities. Additionally, it describes different Linux distributions, including Fedora, Red Hat, and CentOS, emphasizing their development and support structures.

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Introduction RHCSA 01

The document compares Linux, Windows, and Unix operating systems, highlighting Linux's open-source nature, cost-effectiveness, and broad hardware compatibility. It notes that Linux has fewer security issues compared to Windows, which has significant vulnerabilities. Additionally, it describes different Linux distributions, including Fedora, Red Hat, and CentOS, emphasizing their development and support structures.

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DATA CENTERS SUPER COMPUTING MORE…

LINUX IS DOMINATING
Comparison Linux Windows Unix
Introduction Linux is a Unix-like and POSIX- Microsoft Windows is a series of Unix is a family of multitasking,
compliant computer operating graphical interface operating multiuser computer operating
system assembled under the systems developed, marketed, systems that derive from the
model of free and open source and sold by Microsoft. original AT&T Unix
software development and
distribution
Cost Linux can be freely distributed, Costly Different flavors of Unix have
downloaded freely, there are different cost structures
priced versions for Linux also, according to vendors
but they are normally cheaper
than Windows.
Development and Distribution Linux is developed by Open Microsoft Unix systems are divided into
Source development various other flavors, mostly
developed by AT&T as well as
various commercial vendors and
non-profit organizations.
Manufacturer Linux kernel is developed by the Microsoft Three bigest distributions are
community. Linus Torvalds Solaris (Oracle), AIX (IBM) & HP-
oversees things. UX Hewlett Packard. And Apple
Makes OSX, an unix based os
Comparison Linux Windows Unix
Usage Linux can be installed on a wide On PC's desktops, laptops, The UNIX operating system is
variety of computer hardware, servers and some phones. used in internet servers,
ranging from mobile phones, workstations & PCs. Backbone
tablet computers and video of the majority of finance
game consoles, to mainframes infrastructure and many 24x365
and supercomputers. high availability solutions.
File system Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT jfs, gpfs, hfs, hfs+, ufs, xfs, zfs
support ReiserFS, Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, format
FAT32, NTFS
Security Linux has had about 60-100 Huge security issues. A rough estimate of UNIX
viruses listed till date. None of viruses is between 85 -120
them actively spreading viruses reported till date.
nowadays.
- Run by Redhat (company)
- Community driven
Fedora - Focused on quick releases (6 Months)
- Free

- Based on Fedora
- Run by Redhat (company)
Red Hat - Released corporately by Redhat
- Focused on long releases for stability
- Commercial (non-free)

- Based off of commercial releases of Redhat


CentOS - Run by the community
- Basically Redhat without the cost or support
• Linux refers to disk partitions using a combination of letters and numbers which may be confusing,
particularly if you are used to the "C drive" way of referring to hard disks and their partitions.
• Linux uses a naming scheme that is more flexible and conveys more information than the approach used by
other operating systems. The naming scheme is file-based, with file names in the form of /dev/xxyN.

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