Which OS is more powerful : Solaris 10 OR Linux?
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Solaris and Linux , for most users, are identical in power, as both can use the Gnome desktop environment, and both attempt to conform to similar sets of standards, e.g. X, POSIX, etc. Many applications are available for both, e.g. Gimp.\n\nSun claim to have included some powerful profiling tools with Solaris; on the other hand, KDE (which offers more functionality to the end user) is more generally available for Linux, and Linux currently has a larger community of free software developers targetting it - though there are crossovers as noted earlier.
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NetBSD is a pretty good *nix distro\nor\nFedora Linux (aka Redhat) very simple to use with good security (SE Linux), stable and free.\nor\nRedhat Enterprise Linux but you have to pay for that.\n\nCheers!
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Well "Linux" describes the kernel while "Solaris" describes the full Operating System. For comparisons, "Solaris" and "Red Hat" describe similar things (the Operating System or Distribution).\n\nVarious distributions that contain the linux kernel are Red Hat, Ubuntu, Mandriva, Debian, Slackware, and SuSE.\n\nThe distribution contains the kernel and all the basic utilities you need to navigate the system. The various distributions also contain customized installation, various window managers, and specialized tools.\n\nSolaris contains the kernel (SunOS) and also all the basic utilities you need to navigate the system. Newer versions of Solaris include Apache, Samba, and other non-Sun tools and utilities.
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well the answer to your question is very vast to i would ask you to refer the following links for more information.\n\nbest different between all existing major linux distribution\nhttp://www.linuxforums.org/reviews/overview_of_the_ten_major_linux_distributions.html\nUser's openion : http://digg.com/linux_unix/Overview_of_the_ten_major_Linux_distributions\nthe basic technical difference : http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/26/1/\narticle on osnews : http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13238\nBookwise difference between different distribution : http://www.rodsbooks.com/distribs/\nrefer this forum for more detailed user reviews : http://www.linuxquestions.org/reviews/index.php\nYou want to know why and how different distros came : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distro\nand the best review from official site : http://distroreviews.com/\n\nAn if all this links don't suffice your thirst then you know there is always www.google.com to look for.
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Linux does all the things you listed.  I know Windows inside and out, I can tell you how to edit the registry and system settings to get maximum performance and speed out of Windows without sacrificing any services.  On Linux, let's face it, I don't want to use a command line to debug drivers, forget it!  One reason I don't like Linux is because the drivers are a pain to install and not all of my hardware is supported (but it is under Windows XP).  Also, Linux is really bad for gamers (like me) as there aren't games on Linux, at least none that I would play.  Low Cost... hmmm, okay, I paid $15 for Windows XP Pro under the old student discount program at my college.  I am also using free anti-virus and antispyware applications.  I'm sticking with Windows, Linux is too much of a pain but great for most home users and for those who don't want to worry about spyware and viruses.  I am not a home user... I am a Windows XP power user.  Windows XP is just as safe as Linux if Home users would take more responsibility for their own security and you'd make my job a lot easier.  I don't enjoy removing hundreds of spyware and viruses from PCs when common sense security practices could fix it.  And unless you really need your data... I'm going to format the drive in those cases.
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Well, unfortunately you aren't going to find an objective one.  Sun & Microsoft would both be happy to provide you with comparitive information since they are both for-profit companies.  The reality is that all OS makers are self-promiting, open-source or otherwise.\n\nAlso, Linux, Unix and Solaris aren't mutually exclusive.  Linux is a kernel, not an operating system.  It is the kernel upon which many linux-based (and therefore unix-based) operating systems are run - Ubuntu, Slackware, Solaris, Debian, RHEP, Fedora Core.  Unix is the command-line OS upon which Linus Torvalds constructed Linux (Linus's Unix).  \n\nFor the best comparison, you should try them yourself.  All linux-based distributions are freely available either through their own sites or linuxiso.org.  You may also went to include FreeBSD or openBSD in your comparison, since these are different than many linux-based OSs.
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I don't think it has to do with like, more like we don't have a choice!  Windows is a horried OS but we are stuck with it until Linux can come out with something that is a simple to use as windows.  As it is now most of us wouldn't know how to configure and operate it. Most of the programs we like aren't availible in Linux yet. But, there are alot of people buying an extra hard drive and putting linux on that to learn with. \n\nLinux is the better OS by far but windows is what we are stuck with right now.
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linux isn't easier to use, and that (no offense) is a dumb reason to switch your operating system.
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Recently, Sun Microsystems released its Sun Studio 11\ntools on Linux.  The tools include IDE (compiler,\ndebugger, editor) and also a performance analysis tool.\n\nThe tools are free, although Sun charges for support.\n\nThey can be downloaded from reference #1.
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OS2 isn't used much any more, though there are still devotees of it, also I don't think its currently even supported by IBM which was its manufacturer, Unix is very good, there are many variants of it, Linux itself being one, but as far as Unix goes, Solaris, True64, FreeBSD and OSX are very nice.  Minix was developed by Professor Andrew S. Tanenbaum as a Unix like operating system to teach the design of operating systems to computer science students but has evolved over the years into a formidable operating system in its own right, though not widely used, Linux was originally somewhat derived from Minix though it was written as a stand alone Unix variant by Linus Torvalds, (a great debate has raged between Linus Torvalds and Andrew Tanenbaum through the years over monolithic versus micro kernels, Minix being a monolithic kernel and Linux being a micro kernel operating system, both have there merits) Linux is great operating system, with hundreds of different distributions to choose from, my favorites are Red Hat and Suse, but that's just my 2 cents worth.
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You don't ask for much do you? LOL.. \n\nThat depends a great deal on what you want to do. I strongly recomend moving up to a more modern distro. You are welcome to YM me and I can walk you through the configurations. Trying to do a tutorial on this would take forever, however the Linux Howto page has a tutorial on all of these topics and most Linux howto's are very good.
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hey linux is more secure and not virus prone . security was unix is far better to unix. and stable to less bugs . but less user friendly too. you can send me mail at kshounish@yahoo.com.i am into linux world for past 7 years.
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Why? I run Linux. If I'm going to get a free OS I'll get the superior one, thanks.
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I guess it matters how you measure the two. LINUX is a great operating system in many respects. It is more secure and gives you full control of what is installed, every process that runs, and every setting for your system. However, for most users, that level of control is unnecessary. Despite some wonderful advances in LINUX GUI options (Gnome etc.), Windows still has the more usable interface, and is easier to use for the average user.\n\nPersonally, I like OS X, which combines many of the best features of both LINUX and Windows. Actually, Windows has taken many of its features from Mac OS and OS X. Even the new Windows Vista incorporates many "new" features I have been using for a year now.
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I tried Linux and love it. I have 3 operating systems on my computer. Windows 2000, Mandriva Linux and Xandros Linux\n\nof the 2 Linux distros i have, i find that xandros is easier for4 beginners and supports more hardware.\n\nXandros did away with the usual line commands and replaced it solely with graphical interfaces (like windows OS)\n\nthe Xandros updates are very easy to get and apply.\n\nthey also have a very easy way to set uo xandros to dual-boot your machine allowing you to switch between windows and Linux after a reboot.\n\nOn the the second link they are offering it free after rebate as a special sale from buy.com\n\n\nnote: if you decide to download any community versions of any linux version, those are just to try out, get a look and feel. Usually they are unstable, but they have to offer a freebee, as per the linux GPU license. you are better off getting a paid version for better reliability and stability. the money goes to fund the further development of your linux  OS.
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"Most of Google is implemented in C or C++ for efficiency and can run in either Solaris or Linux."\n\n-- Source and more interesting articles about Google Technologies listed below.
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