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How is Linux different than other operating systems?In: Linux |
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Linux is more like a language in which you structure sentences to assemble small functions to accomplish a task whereas a Windows environment accomplishes tasks by running independent programs ("executables") which may not communicate with each other except through stored data. Mac is maybe somewhere in between (?).
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A modern Mac runs on "Darwin" which is a variant of FreeBSD Unix. Though very similar to Linux in many ways, the kernels themselves are in fact different, though both enjoy much of the same heritage. An experienced Linux user would likely sit down at a Mac command line and feel very comfortable as virtually all of the commands would look and feel the same as they do on Linux. [JMH]
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