Before knowing the differences between Linux and Windows, you should know about a kernel. In simple words, kernel acts as bridge to connect the hardware and software together. It works by handling the requests of various computer software or programs and giving them access to the hardware present in the computer. It is the core of the operating system. So first let's start with Linux!What is Linux?
Linux is an open source Operating System created in 1991 by Linux Torvalds. It is based on the Linux kernel and most of the Linux distribution is also based on this kernel. The main advantage of this operating system is that programmers and developers can use this Linux kernel to design their own customized operating systems as it is open source. Anyone can make changes to the source code and customize it according to their needs. It rapidly attracted developers and users those who are in technical fields. This operating system is free of cost and can be downloaded from Linux's official website. There are various distributions available in the Linux family such as:
- Ubuntu Linux
- Linux Mint
- Arch Linux
- Kali Linux
- Fedora
- Debian
- OpenSUSE
- CentOS
What is Windows?
Windows v/s Linux:
1) As you know that Windows is widely used, it is specifically targeted to the common people. These people only know how to use the computer for their normal tasks such as creating documents, making a excel sheet, surfing internet and other works. But what about the technical people, developers, security analyst and hackers? To fulfill these requirements, Linux was created. Linux distributions such as Kali Linux and Arch Linux is specially designed for the hackers, crackers and penetration testers. It provides pre-installed tools for passwords attacks, information gathering of networks and much more. Whereas distributions such as Ubuntu Linux is for common people and used for normal purpose just like Windows.
2) Windows is a graphical user interface, which means it provides many buttons and has images and graphics through which you can identify and access your datas or content. Here, you have to click more rather than typing commands. But in Linux, it is just the opposite. Yes, it is also GUI but it is much more an Command Line Interface as you have to many commands in the terminal to do a particular task.
If you consider an example, your computer running on Windows platform has some software problems, then you can just click the troubleshoot button to make it function rightly. But comming to Linux, if your PC has some problems then you have to open the terminal and type a lot of commands to troubleshoot it.
3) Another difference in both the operating systems is the number of applications made for both of them. As a large number of people use Windows, then there will be also a large number of applications made for them. On the other hand, Linux having less number of users will also have less number of applications designed for them. Most of the companies are also not interested to make softwares for Linux as it have a low user base. The high-end games such as GTA-V and graphics software such as Sony Vegas Pro are only available for Windows.
However, now-a-days the companies are also focusing on Linux developing softwares for them.
I hope you guys have understood about this topic and must have fun while reading. Write down your opinion in the comments section and if you found this interesting or helpful, share it with your friends who are being confused about it. Lastly, thanks for reading this article and make sure to turn on your notifications so that you get notified every time I post an awesome new content.
0 Comments