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title: "What is the difference between Linux and Unix?"  
description: "What is the difference between Linux and Unix?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-04-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96811/what-is-the-difference-between-linux-and-unix  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "linux"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between Linux and Unix?

What is the [difference](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5016/chia-vs-basil-seeds-what-s-the-difference) between Linux and Unix?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- Linux is in high demand these days. Linux is used in a variety of settings. It has taken over our servers, desktops, smartphones, and even even electrical appliances like as refrigerators.
- Some people confuse **Unix and [Linux](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94935/why-does-chrome-on-android-not-open-pdf-files-like-chrome-on-windows-linux-can)**, however this is not the case. Many operating systems have been built to be similar to Unix, but none have gained the same level of popularity as Linux.
- Unix is cloned in Linux. It has certain characteristics that are comparable to Unix, but there are a few important distinctions. Unix ruled the computer world before Linux and Windows. Unix is a trademarked term, and the only Unix operating systems that exist today are IBM AIX, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris.
- Because Linux is an open-source operating system, anytime a user posts a threat, people from all around the world begin working on it. As a result, it delivers a quicker answer. Users on Unix must wait for a while for the problem to be rectified.

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