Batu69 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Windows has been my all time favourite operating system for years. No doubt Windows is the most popular operating system available. For all those who want to use their computer systems for basic jobs simply go for Windows. But the developer and geeks who have customised requirements from their operating system try different other operating systems. Another operating system which is also quite popular is Linux. Linux is an open-source and free operating system. People love to work on Linux for many reasons. If we talk about Linux vs Windows, then telling the best one in not that easy as it depends on the need of the user. ve Both Linux and Windows have a lot to offer to their users. So, which operating system you should opt? Difference between Linux and Windows? Are you planning to make a switch between Linux and Windows? In the war, “Linux vs Windows“, here are a few things you need to know. Difference between Linux and Windows You Need to Know Let’s get to know that which operating system is better for you is by comparing Linux and Windows in terms of user interface, security, graphics, gaming and other features. 1. Accessibility of source code: Linux vs Windows This is the first biggest difference between Windows and Linux. Linux provides full access to its source code to the users. Which means you can access the code and even make unlimited changes to it. Each Linux distributions has its not features and working and you can change any of it according to your need. On the other hands, you can never get access to the source code of Windows. So, Windows doesn’t allow its users to look up into its source code. You only get the executable file of the Windows operating system. Well, accessibility to source code has both good and bad points. First of all, if the source code of an operating system is all open to the people out there then those malicious developers or hackers can misuse it or take advantage of weak points of the source code. Also, it is good for those people who want to understand the software completely and want to modify it. Hence, it depends on you which Operating system you like on the basis of accessibility of source code. If you want to have full access to the source code then Linux is for you otherwise Windows is great. Winner: Linux 2. File Structure: Linux vs Windows Another crucial difference between Linux and Windows. The file structure of Linux is far different from that of the Windows. In Windows, you get separate drives like C drive, D drive, the desktop files, the document directory all are the separate ones. Files are displayed in a hierarchical tree structure. But in Linux it is like a single file tree where all the drive and directories are part of the single file. It doesn’t provide you MyDocument or program files, unlike Windows where all such things can be clearly seen and easily understandable. But in Linux, you will need to study all the file structure separately in order to understand it. Winner: Windows 3. Licensing: Linux vs Windows In Linux, there is free of license whereas in Windows it has many restrictions regarding the software’s license and its paid. Linux is a free open-source software which can be edited, modified both commercially and non-commercially under the terms of GNU General public and other respective licenses. You can install it on any number of machines for free. Windows on the other hand is a paid operating system. If you buy 1 license then you can run Windows legally on only 1 machine. If you want to install Windows on five machines then you will have to buy five licenses of Windows operating systems. This is one of the reasons why developers prefer to work on Linux. Winner: Linux 4. Registry: Linux vs Windows If you are a Windows user then you must have heard about Registry and also might have used it for some purpose. Registry saves the low-level settings for Windows and for some applications too which choose to use registry. The regsitry saves a lot of crucial data. It is important in many respects. But In the case of Linux, there is no such feature. Instead, it stores the setting on program-by-program. So, if you alter or change any program’s settings then it will not harm the other programs setting if something goes wrong. So, Linux configuration is modular, unlike Windows. Winner: Linux 5. Hardware support: Linux vs Windows I Found the Windows hardware support better and best than that of the Linux. If you want to install Linux operating system on your system then make sure that every piece of hardware is compatible with Linux as it’s hardware support is not that good. This was the huge problem years ago. Though it has been improved now some still exist. On the other hand, you don’t have to worry about the hardware you want to install Windows on your system as hardware support would not be a problem in this case. You will have to search for the correct driver. Otherwise, each hardware or device you attach to the Windows system, it is assured to make it give it’s 100%. So, Hardware support of Windows is far better than the Linux which makes Windows winner of this section. Winner: Windows 6. Ease of use: Linux vs Windows Windows is the easiest operating system to work on. It’s interface, design, and functionality is really easy for its users. You don’t need to go deeper to understand the operating system. Just install it and start working on your system. So, it’s great for those who just want to do their work on the system. Windows is perfect fit for even those who know very little about technology and gadgets. Even my Grandma uses Windows for some basis tasks like playing a movie or song. Whereas, it is quite difficult to understand Linux in order to work on it. You will have to learn how to do day-to-day function. If there occurs any technical issue then trouble shooting it can become really irritating. You might also find the user interface not so pleasing. Winner: Windows 7. Package manager: Linux vs Windows The best thing about Linux is its Package Manager which enables you to browse, download and install programs directly from it which is quite convenient as you don’t have to search over other browsers to get that particular program. But for Windows, there is no such program and you need to search for the program you want to install in your system you have to go through several steps in order to install it. First of you need to visit the developer’s website, search for the programs, download it and then install the .exe file of the program on your Windows system. Winner: Linux 8. Changes through versions: Linux vs Windows Windows has retained the same basic interface through all its versions. Though in Windows Vista it made some little changes to its interface, but that was almost as same as the previous one. Also, in Windows 8 there came complete new tiled interface which was not liked by many. And now in Windows 10, it is restored to the same one but the transitions and effects are something new in it. That’s not much change to the look of its Interface. But in the case of Linux, you can easily switch to the interface of the operating system without worrying about the re installations etc. as its interface is served from the core system. Also, there are some utilities such as GNOME and KDE etc. which makes it easier. Since, Linux is an open-source operating system it gets a lot of updates and rich features get constantly added to the operating system. Winner: Linux 9. Driver Setting: Linux vs Windows All the popular driver manufacturer companies focus more on the drivers for Windows than that of the Linux due to Windows widespread grasp on drivers. so, finding the best compatible driver for Windows is much easier. You can find and update almost every driver just by visiting the manufacturer’s website, browse the latest update of the driver and update it. But you will get highly irritated to find the latest compatible drivers for your Linux system. Especially for the gaming, as gaming on Linux is not that good as in Windows. Winner: Windows 10. Flexibility: Linux vs Windows Linux is quite more flexible than Windows. As it lets you alter the appearance of it as per your wish. For example, if you want to change the appearance of Desktop of your Linux system then you can easily do that. You can convert it from simple to that mind-blowing 3D Compiz. But in the case of Windows, you have to stuck with that old Microsoft desktop theme. The only thing which you can change it is wallpaper and nothing else. So, Windows is rigid whereas the Linux is really flexible. Winner: Linux 11. Reliability: Linux vs Windows In terms of reliability, Linux leaves behind the Windows. Linux is much reliable than that of Windows. No doubt that Windows have improved much but the sacrifices it makes for making the system more user-friendly it can lead system instability and security vulnerabilities. On the other hand, Linux mainly focuses on system security, process management, and uptime. Winner: Linux 12. Cost: Linux vs Windows Linux, as I said earlier is a free open-source operating system. Although, some companies offer paid support for various distributions but the underlying system software Linux is free of cost. On the other hand, it can cost you from $99 to $199 per licensed copy of Microsoft Windows. Winner: Linux 13. Threats And Security: Linux vs Windows A big difference between Linux and Windows. As compared to Linux, Windows is highly likely to get a victim of viruses and threats. Linux security is quite strong and if chance any threat or virus get into the operating system then it can be easily resolved the developers all around the world. But Windows is the primary target of malicious developers due to which it is more likely to be attacked by the viruses and threats. Windows users keep reporting about virus, adware and malware in their systems however, it is not the case with Linux. Linux is highly secure. Winner: Linux 14. Performance: Linux vs Windows In Windows, it uses a dynamically allocated page file for memory management. On the disk, a page file is allocated for all those objects which are less used and accessed can reside in so that it can leave the enough room for those objects which are actively used. But due to disk fragmentation this scheme suffers slow-down. On the other hand, in Linux there is dedicated partition called swap partition for all the paging operations where all the hard drive installations happen. So, there it is comparatively faster than Windows. There is also huge difference between the file systems of both the OS. In windows, NTFS file system causes file fragmentation due to the way it works. Whereas The file system of Linux doesn’t require any file fragmentation. Also, the visual transition effects and others are very less in Linux so programs load easily. Winner: Linux 15. Customer support: Linux vs Windows Customer support of Microsoft Windows is superior to that of the paid help-desk support of Linux. There are many web forums, websites and hundreds of informative books about Windows where you can find solutions to your problems. For Linux too, there is mass online support available for the same. And you can also buy paid helpdesk support for the Linux. Winner: Windows So, these were some basic but important differences between Linux and Windows. Now it’s up to you to decide which one of these fulfils your requirements. Hope this comparison makes it easier for you to choose between Linux and Windows. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Threats And Security: Linux vs Windows Winner: Linux I wanna see how Linux will boast about their security when they get 1 billion users world wide consisting of good/bad people, oh nvm, it won't happen in my life time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted June 17, 2017 Administrator Share Posted June 17, 2017 Some constructive comparison. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbingStorm Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Linux is great -its the apps and lack of programmes for it that suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nastrahl Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 There’s some kind of registry on Linux but it’s not native/system-wide. For that you’ll have to install Gnome and it’s named gconf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Pimphand Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 There's only 1 difference between Linux and Windows I need to know. Which has the largest gaming support? Unfortunately SteamOS was a flop and games perform worse on Linux than in Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordnsane Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 On 6/16/2017 at 9:51 PM, saeed_dc said: Threats And Security: Linux vs Windows Winner: Linux I wanna see how Linux will boast about their security when they get 1 billion users world wide consisting of good/bad people, oh nvm, it won't happen in my life time really? I don't think you know anything about how vulnerabilities are found and exploits are crafted. Linux already has all of it's code open sourced, scanned by thousands of security researchers around the globe 24x7, already finding vulnerabilities and patching them. Yes, larger the codebase, more are the chances of a vulnerable code being there, but it's all in the open and continously monitored. Windows on the other hand, don't have it's code open sourced, which should theoretically make it more secure. But the world doesn't run on theory, in practice, Windows has so much of "old code" clogged up in it's core windows files, some being used since Windows 95, that it's just a matter of time that someone reverses it and makes it a 0-day. And it's already been happening from years now, recent being the EternalBlue (CVE-2017-0144), used in the Wannacry ransomware, exploited the way SMBv1 handled certain requests. That shit was released in the 90s I believe. I bet if Windows were to open source their core code, the amount of dirty code in there would be enough to discontinue windows altogether. Don't just shit here coz you read somewhere in the magazine that Windows is hackers' playground coz of it's large userbase and linux is not. Use your mind, learn some coding and use your brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 9 hours ago, lordnsane said: really? I don't think you know anything about how vulnerabilities are found and exploits are crafted. Linux already has all of it's code open sourced, scanned by thousands of security researchers around the globe 24x7, already finding vulnerabilities and patching them. Yes, larger the codebase, more are the chances of a vulnerable code being there, but it's all in the open and continously monitored. Windows on the other hand, don't have it's code open sourced, which should theoretically make it more secure. But the world doesn't run on theory, in practice, Windows has so much of "old code" clogged up in it's core windows files, some being used since Windows 95, that it's just a matter of time that someone reverses it and makes it a 0-day. And it's already been happening from years now, recent being the EternalBlue (CVE-2017-0144), used in the Wannacry ransomware, exploited the way SMBv1 handled certain requests. That shit was released in the 90s I believe. I bet if Windows were to open source their core code, the amount of dirty code in there would be enough to discontinue windows altogether. Don't just shit here coz you read somewhere in the magazine that Windows is hackers' playground coz of it's large userbase and linux is not. Use your mind, learn some coding and use your brain. Listen shithole, you're talking about government funded malware, nothing can stop them from happening. those were released by the NSA. 24x7 scanned by good people? 24x7 scanned by bad people too. there is no absolute security. yes I used my mind and I see you have no idea about what you say. with all these scans Linux has had some major attacks in recent years, I wonder if it wasn't 24x7 then what could've happened. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordnsane Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, saeed_dc said: Listen shithole, you're talking about government funded malware, nothing can stop them from happening. those were released by the NSA. 24x7 scanned by good people? 24x7 scanned by bad people too. there is no absolute security. yes I used my mind and I see you have no idea about what you say. with all these scans Linux has had some major attacks in recent years, I wonder if it wasn't 24x7 then what could've happened. lol government funded? just try to reverse wannacry, there's nothing that cries govt. there, it's just a badly coded ransomware, but using a vulnerability, exposed in NSA leaks. That vulnerability too, is in a component used from the 90s, but stupid M$ weren't intelligent enough to deactivate that component altogether before this happened. Yes, linux had some major attacks in recent years, but I think your source of information are some non-technical websites who would glorify the impact of the vulnerability. My day to day job is Malware analysis, so don't bullshit me on that, coz if you will search on those linux vulnerabilities, most of them can't be exploited remotely, 90% of them didn't had much of public exploitation before disclosure, and there's no good or bad people in security for scanning, it's just how you use the vulnerability if you find it. There's no absolute security, that's true, but the point here is that OP is right, Linux will always be more secure than Windows, be it even it surpasses Windows in userbase, there's no magic happening that'd suddenly make linux as vulnerable as windows, coz you don't know shit about the security world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 5 hours ago, lordnsane said: government funded? just try to reverse wannacry, there's nothing that cries govt. there, it's just a badly coded ransomware, but using a vulnerability, exposed in NSA leaks. That vulnerability too, is in a component used from the 90s, but stupid M$ weren't intelligent enough to deactivate that component altogether before this happened. Yes, linux had some major attacks in recent years, but I think your source of information are some non-technical websites who would glorify the impact of the vulnerability. My day to day job is Malware analysis, so don't bullshit me on that, coz if you will search on those linux vulnerabilities, most of them can't be exploited remotely, 90% of them didn't had much of public exploitation before disclosure, and there's no good or bad people in security for scanning, it's just how you use the vulnerability if you find it. There's no absolute security, that's true, but the point here is that OP is right, Linux will always be more secure than Windows, be it even it surpasses Windows in userbase, there's no magic happening that'd suddenly make linux as vulnerable as windows, coz you don't know shit about the security world. Look at this dumb ass...what do i say to you boy, still hasn't understood NSA is government funded? it was an exploit found by the NSA, normal people didn't do that. and if Windows is closed source then it's harder to find the exploits in its code too, much less to abuse them. lol i should literally shit in your analysis, don't say something you have no idea about, let Linux get the same user base then bark here. oh you know more than me, really? alright keep thinking that way. i don't give a damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tao Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 6 hours ago, lordnsane said: ... Linux will always be more secure than Windows, be it even it surpasses Windows in user base ... The future is so darn predictable. The past extremely so. The present none can predict! (Let alone catch.) (One thing for sure: linux and windows -- dead -- both in the long run.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordnsane Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 7 hours ago, saeed_dc said: Look at this dumb ass...what do i say to you boy, still hasn't understood NSA is government funded? it was an exploit found by the NSA, normal people didn't do that. and if Windows is closed source then it's harder to find the exploits in its code too, much less to abuse them. lol i should literally shit in your analysis, don't say something you have no idea about, let Linux get the same user base then bark here. oh you know more than me, really? alright keep thinking that way. i don't give a damn haha, by this statement, it's clear who's the dumbass, who doesn't even know the difference between an exploit, vulnerability and ransomware. NSA is govt. funded, EternalBlue is the exploit found by NSA, Wannacry is a ransomware, designed by someone, who uses this exploit to actually enter the machine and encrypt the file, and due to this SMB exploit, and how SMB works, it doesn't need any trigger by the user to initiate it, instead, it propogates in the network through SMB once it infects the machine. You linked Wannacry on govt. funded (NSA), that too a wiki page (what a reliable source for technical stuff), but till this date, it's unclear who actually initiated this ransomware. Seeing your immaturity on this topic, it's worthless to further debate with a shit ass like you, who thinks he knows about security by reading wiki or magazines. I rest my case, have a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, lordnsane said: haha, by this statement, it's clear who's the dumbass, who doesn't even know the difference between an exploit, vulnerability and ransomware. NSA is govt. funded, EternalBlue is the exploit found by NSA, Wannacry is a ransomware, designed by someone, who uses this exploit to actually enter the machine and encrypt the file, and due to this SMB exploit, and how SMB works, it doesn't need any trigger by the user to initiate it, instead, it propogates in the network through SMB once it infects the machine. You linked Wannacry on govt. funded (NSA), that too a wiki page (what a reliable source for technical stuff), but till this date, it's unclear who actually initiated this ransomware. Seeing your immaturity on this topic, it's worthless to further debate with a shit ass like you, who thinks he knows about security by reading wiki or magazines. I rest my case, have a good day. My field of study is not computer and IT, I'm majoring in another subject, but I know a thing or two I don't even bother proving you anything about my skills, just replying you because you opened your mouth didn't watch it. not that I wasn't expecting any manners from you and your shitty culture anyways you're just a harmless cyka blyat, i let you be^^ Fyi have fun with your little posts lol... People in the real world will be having sex and getting paid while you organize change logs and code base to make you look like less of a retard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 cyka blyat hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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