 Link | Windows | Solaris | MACOS | Linux | FreeBsd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Architectures supported | x86, x86-64 | x86, x86-64, SPARC | 68k, PowerPC | x86, x86-64, PowerPC, SPARC, Alpha, others | x86, x86-64, PC98, SPARC, others |
| Gui default is on | Yes | Yes | Yes | - depends on distribution | No |
| Target system type | Workstation, personal computer, media center, Tablet PC, embedded | Server, workstation | Workstation, personal computer | Desktop/Server Depends on distribution | Server, workstation, NAS, embedded |
| File systems supported | NTFS, FAT exFAT ISO 9660, UDF; 3rd-party drivers support ext2, ext3, ReiserFS,[t 10] HFS+, FATX, and HFS (with third party driver) | UFS, ZFS, ext2, FAT, ISO 9660, UDF, NFS, QFS, some others | HFS+, HFS, MFS (Mac OS 8.0 and before), AFP, ISO 9660, FAT(System 7 and later), UDF | ext2, ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, FAT, ISO 9660, UDF, NFS, and others | UFS2, ext2, ext3, FAT, ISO 9660, UDF, NFS, ReiserFS (read only), XFS (experimental), ZFS, others |
| User friendly for lay users | Yes very user friendly | No | Yes | - depends on distribution | No |
| Integrated firewall | Windows Firewall | IPFilter | Application Firewall | chroot, capability-based security,[s 5] seccomp, SELinux | IPFW2, IPFilter, PF |
| Encrypted file systems | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Security threats | Huge | negligible | negligible | negligible | negligible |
| Shell terminal | CMD | BASH | BASH | Bash shell powerful shell with alot of features | Bash |
| Kernel type | Hybrid | Monolithic with modules, user space file systems | Monolithic with modules | Monolithic with modules | Monolithic with modules |