Comparison between Windows and Linux

OS
Points Linux Windows
current rating
current rating is 4.11/5
is 3.66/5
(3379 ratings) (1593 ratings)
Development and Linux is developed by Open Developed and
Distribution Source development i.e. distributed by Microsoft.
through sharing and
collaboration of code and
features through forums etc
and it is distributed by
various vendors.
Manufacturer Linux kernel is developed Microsoft
by the community. Linus
Torvalds oversees things.
User Everyone. From home Everyone
users to developers and
computer enthusiasts alike.
Company / developer Linus Torvalds and the Microsoft
Linux community.
Available language(s) Multilingual Multilingual
OS family GNU DOS (formerly),
Windows
What is it? Linux is an example of Microsoft Windows,
Open Source software commonly referred to
development and Free as Windows, is a group
Operating System (OS). of several proprietary
graphical operating
system families, all of
which are developed
and marketed by
Microsoft.
Compatibility New version of linux support Can coexist on local
many kinds of hardware networks with
Windows, BSD, Macs,
and other Unix-like
systems. Sometimes
file compatibility issues
may arise.
 Internet browsing Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer (since
etc. Win 95-8.1,
discontinued in 10
since later updates and
11), Microsoft Edge
(Windows 7 or later
since 2019), other
browsers such as
Firefox, Chrome,
Opera, etc.
Usage Linux can be installed on a On PC's desktops,
wide variety of computer laptops, servers and
hardware, ranging from some phones.
mobile phones, tablet
computers and video game
consoles, to mainframes and
supercomputers.
File system support Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT
Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
Text mode interface BASH (Bourne Again SHell) Windows uses a
is the Linux default shell. It command shell and
can support multiple each version of
command interpreters. Windows has a single
command interpreter
with dos-like
commands, recently
there is the addition of
the optional PowerShell
that uses more Unix-
like commands.
Introduction (from Linux is a Unix-like and Microsoft Windows is a
Wikipedia) POSIX-compliant computer series of graphical
operating system interface operating
assembled under the model systems developed,
of free and open source marketed, and sold by
software development and Microsoft. Microsoft
distribution. The defining introduced an operating
component of Linux is the environment named
Linux kernel, an operating Windows on November
system kernel first released 20, 1985 as a graphical
operating system shell
for MS-DOS.

Update method Many Windows Update,

Microsoft Update,
Microsoft Update
Catalog
License GNU General Public Proprietary
License
 Preceded by Basic Terminal (CLI) MS-DOS
Default user interface Gnome, KDE or many other Graphical
desktops (Classic/Standard
[Win9x-7], Luna/Royale
[XP], Windows Aero
[Vista, 7], Metro [Win8,
10 pre-1703], Fluent
Design [Win10 version
1703+], Mica [Win11+])

Source model Free Software Closed / Shared source

Supported platforms All PowerPC: versions 1.0
- NT 4.0; DEC Alpha:
versions 1.0 - NT 4.0;
MIPS R4000: versions
1.0 - NT 4.0; IA-32:
versions 1.0 - 10; IA-64:
version XP; x86-64:
versions XP - 11; ARM:
version RT, 10, 11+;

Programmed in C, Assembly, C, C++

Marketing target Server, Personal, etc. Personal, business, etc.
Price Linux can be freely $139.00 for Home,
distributed, downloaded $199.99 for Pro.
freely, distributed through Upgrading is free for
magazines, Books etc. Windows 10.
There are priced versions
for Linux also, but they are
normally cheaper than
Windows. Support is
available for a price and
depends on distros.

Working state Current Current

Latest release Depends on Distros. Windows 11 version
23H2 (Build 22631)
Market share As of Nov 2023, 3.21% of As of Nov 2023,
PC users from all over the 68.87% of PC users
world run Linux. from all over the world
run Windows.