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Usage of Linux and Unix-computer world

 Usage of Linux and Unix

LINUX operating system is great of small to medium size operations, and today it is also used in large Enterprises where UNIX was considered previously as the only option. A few years back, Unix was considered as an interesting academic project, but some big  Usage of Linux and Unix where networking and multiple user computing are the main concern; people did not consider Linux as an option. But today, with major software vendor porting their application to Linux, and as it can be freely distributed, the operating system has entered the mainstream available option for web serving and office applications.

 But there are some circumstances where UNIX is the obvious choice, used to be. If an Enterprises used massive symmetric multiprocessing systems, or system with more than 8 CPU, they needed to run Unix in the past. UNIX was far more capable in handling all all the processes more effectively can Linux. However since 2004 more of the world biggest supercomputers now Linux and Unix. Since 2011 Linux power over 90% of the top 500 services.

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