Question: Is Ubuntu Linux or Unix?
Contents Ubuntu Is a Computer Operating System Based on the Debian Linux Distribution and Distributed as Free and Open Source Software, Using Its Own Desktop...
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software, using its own desktop environment.
Is Ubuntu same as Linux?
Linux is a generic term which is a kernel and has several distributions, whereas Ubuntu is one of the Linux kernel-based distribution. … Several Linux distributions are available like Fedora, Suse, Debian and so on, whereas Ubuntu is one such desktop-based distribution based on Linux kernel.
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What is the difference between Ubuntu and Unix?
Now a days, people refer it to mean an UNIX like operating system though. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution. A Linux distribution is an operating system based on Linux kernel, GNU tool set, various others software and software management tools. You can see similar Linux based distribution like Debian, Fedora CentOS etc.
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