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Difference between Linux and MINIX 3

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1. Linux :
Linux is a group of open source Unix-like operating systems which was developed by Linus Torvalds. It is a packaged of Linux distribution. Some of the mostly used Linux distribution are Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu. It was basically written in C language and assembly language. Kernel used in Linux is Monolithic kernel. The target systems of Linux distributions are cloud computing, embedded systems, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, mainframe computers and supercomputers. The first version of Linux was launched in 1991.

2. MINIX 3 :
MINIX 3 is a free and open source operating system which was developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum. It is published under the Berkeley Software Distribution license. It is an Unix-like operating systems. It is specially designed for workstations. It is derived from MINIX 1 and MINIX 2 operating systems. It is basically written using C language and assembly language. The first version of MINIX 3 was launched in 2005. The kernel used in this operating system is microkernel.



Difference between Linux and MINIX 3 :

S.No. LINUX MINIX 3
1. It was developed by Linus Torvalds. It was developed by Andrew S. Tanenbaum.
2. It was launched in 1991. It was launched in 2005.
3. Its target system types are embedded systems, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, mainframe computers and supercomputers. Its target system types are workstations.
4. Computer architectures supported by Linux are IA-32, x86-64, ARM, PowerPC and SPARC. Computer architectures supported by MINIX 3 is IA-32.
5. Its kernel type is Monolithic. Its kernel type is Microkernel.
6. Its native APIs are LINUX/POSIX. Its native APIs are POSIX.
7. It has the preferred license of GNU GPLv2 (kernel). It has the preferred license of BSD.
8. It has default GUI ‘on’. It does not have default GUI ‘on’.
9. The non-native APIs supported through its subsystems are Mono, Java, Win16 and Win32. The non-native APIs are not supported through its subsystems.


Last Updated : 09 Jul, 2020
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