{"id":166940,"date":"2023-02-27T12:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=166940"},"modified":"2023-10-30T18:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:39:36","slug":"linux-the-preferred-os-for-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/linux-the-preferred-os-for-developers","title":{"rendered":"Linux: Why is it the most liked OS for developers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"166940\" class=\"elementor elementor-166940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18677f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a18677f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5e357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5e357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>When we talk about Linux, it usually implies a need to learn development, to become skilled on this operating system, and can therefore be scary. But is this really justified? This is what we will try to decrypt in this article.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc8ba7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4fc8ba7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca91f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ca91f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Linux?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fee5665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fee5665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linux is a Unix-like operating system based on the Linux kernel. Unix systems are <\/span><b>multi-processor and multitasking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> operating systems and have been designed to be as stable as possible, with a high level of security. It is a free (GNU\/Linux license) and <\/span><b>open-source operating system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Therefore, users have a great deal of autonomy in terms of customization and configuration.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fear of not being able to find one&#8217;s software, of having to <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.ubuntu-fr.org\/tutoriel\/script_shell\">learn Bash<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or Python scripting, of getting lost among the <\/span><b>different distributions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc., are all reasons that can slow down. It&#8217;s no coincidence that about 75% of web servers use Linux (according to <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/w3techs.com\/\">w3techs.com<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), or that devices such as connected TVs, entertainment devices, space flight software, or even your Android smartphones also use this <\/span><b>operating system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c266176 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c266176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux2.jpg 602w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux2-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Primary operating systemsx among professional developers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a930d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a930d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, Linux is now considered to be the <\/span><b>most secure and efficient operating system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf533e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebf533e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166975\" alt=\"LEading desktop operating systems worldwide by market share\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux3.jpg 602w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux3-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Leading desktop operating systems worldwide by market share<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5775ae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5775ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d2c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72d2c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speed and fluidity of execution\u200b<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9509738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9509738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is necessary to understand that Unix operating systems, in this case, Linux, work as close as possible to your\u00a0<b>hardware architecture<\/b>\u00a0with much less interfacing than Windows. As a result, the execution of programs and scripts is made much more fluid. In terms of security too, everything is much clearer than on other operating systems. Indeed, here, there are no more\u00a0<b>resource-intensive cumulative updates<\/b>. The management of security updates is designed to be as transparent as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6614623 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6614623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d60ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d60ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the developers' point of view about Linux? <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6cfc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6cfc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously stated, Linux is today considered <\/span><b>one of the most powerful<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and secure operating systems. This is even more true for developers. Open-source and therefore free, <\/span><b>Linux is an ideal choice to develop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whether as an amateur, student, or professional. As a bonus, most software designed specifically for <\/span><b>Linux is also free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Among them, there are of course some well-known consumer software, like Obs, VLC, and LibreOffice, but also specific software like VI (text editor), or Geary (mail client).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few years ago, installing Linux was not within the reach of everyone. Now, with an<\/span><b> intuitive graphical interface<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and above all a simplified and direct operational mode, this step is a piece of cake. However, some distributions may require a little more knowledge.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very important to note that Linux <\/span><b>includes native suppor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t for most programming languages, from C to Python, through Vala, Perl, or Javascript. More generally, as long as a language is not limited by a specific architecture (such as .NET for Microsoft for example), it will work on Linux.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are reading this article, you are probably interested in development (or maybe you already are a developer). Mastering Linux, or at least <\/span><b>having some skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will also allow you to embellish your CV, and therefore may increase your employability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59992b2 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59992b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start a training course in Data Science<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6966697 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6966697\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d0979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3d0979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the purpose of the bash?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f2d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3f2d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bash (<\/span><b>Bourne-Again Shell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is the command interpreter of the Unix shell. The shell allows access to the components of the operating system. It gives access to the elements inside the system. With this interpreter, it is, therefore possible to <\/span><b>perform simple tasks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as file manipulation, but also much more complex tasks allowing the automation of actions, or the <\/span><b>management of Cron tasks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (equivalent to scheduled tasks for Windows)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0db9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2f0db9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f8ac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10f8ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which distribution is the best?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff0430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bff0430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">From Ubuntu to OpenSUSE, passing by Manjaro or CentOS, there are<\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\"> many distributions<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">, and it is easy to get lost. We won&#8217;t go into the details of each distribution here, that would require a dedicated article. To make a long story short, the choice would be as follows: if you want a proven distribution, very popular and with a big community, you should choose <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Ubuntu<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\"> without a doubt. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a very development-oriented ecosystem, then <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Manjaro<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\"> will surely be ideal. In any case, there are a lot of articles comparing distributions according to your needs on the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b745779 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b745779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166978\" alt=\"Top Linux subcategories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux4.jpg 602w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2023\/02\/linux4-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Top Linux subcategories<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f220ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0f220ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a233f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0a233f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's the difference between Windows and Linux?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086b73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086b73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be a mistake to call Linux better than Windows, or vice versa, because they address a <\/span><b>different population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and meet <\/span><b>users&#8217; needs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in different ways. Therefore, it is useless to talk about competition either, because that is not the case here. As we have seen in this article, Linux ticks a lot of boxes compared to its counterpart. They are <\/span><b>not aimed at the same population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and each has its advantages. Here is a small comparison (not exhaustive) between these two operating systems:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420cf12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"420cf12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Features<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Windows<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Linux<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">License required<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Free (for most distributions)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Graphical environment<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Known for its very \"user-friendly\" environment<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Most distributions now offer GUIs. There is also a wide selection of GUIs available<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Software<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Most software is compatible with Windows (not to mention architecture)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Software must be compatible, and the choice remains limited<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Installation and uninstallation<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Installation is done after retrieving the installers (downloading and\/or purchasing the product).<br>Uninstallation leaves residue on the system (files, registry, etc.)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Installation is done automatically through a very extensive library.<br>Uninstallation removes all traces of the product<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Reliability<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Although it has improved, it is in no way comparable to its counterpart<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Known and recognized for its reliability<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Security<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Attacks, vulnerabilities, DDoS, etc. are risks that must be corrected by security patches<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Due to its nature, the Linux kernel is very difficult to \"attack\"<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Speed<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Although generally fluid, the system becomes heavier over time and use<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Very fluid in general<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Updates<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Every second Tuesday of each month. Or more frequently to fix certain security flaws<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Users have full control over available, necessary, experimental updates, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Hobbies<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Almost all games are compatible, and the offer is gigantic. With the various hardware acceleration possibilities, Windows is the most suitable choice for gamers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">More and more games are compatible with Linux (especially a large part of the Steam library), but the entertainment offer is much less advanced<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Targets<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It was designed to suit the largest number of people. It is the operating system of choice for novice or expert users, whether for personal use (especially for games) or professional use<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">More advanced knowledge may be necessary for the use of Linux. 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Contrary to popular belief, learning this operating system does not require as much investment as it used to, as the distributions are more and more user-friendly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, customization, and what you can get from Linux with some investment, can be much <\/span><b>more advanced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than Windows for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, if you can&#8217;t make a decisive choice, it is important to note that Linux natively offers to be installed in parallel with your Windows installation. 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