What is the difference between *nix and Linux?

*nix is a family of operating systems that constitutes of different operating systems that are based on UNIX. It was developed at AT&T Bell laboratories in the 70’s. It houses popular operating systems such as GNU/Linux, as well as BSD and BeOS.

Linux is a UNIX-based monolithic kernel, developed by a Finnish student, named Linux Torvalds in 1991. The source code has been developed in C and it is freely available. Linux is not immensely popular. However, as a web server, Linux is the best choice.




Okay, so what is the difference between Linux and GNU/Linux?

Well, Linux is the barebone kernel with minimal tools repository, originally developed by Torvalds. Whereas GNU/Linux is, Linux accompanied with tools and scripts that are a part of the GNU project. GNU/Linux is often called as ‘Windows NT’s worst enemy’. As an operating system,