 Link | MACOS | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last update | Oct. 9th 2012 9:11:55 AM | Apr. 28th 2017 4:13:49 AM | Sep. 6th 2019 2:35:43 AM |
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| Computer Architectures supported | 68k, PowerPC | x86, x86-64 | x86, x86-64, PowerPC, SPARC, Alpha, others |
| Gui default is on | Yes | Yes | - depends on distribution |
| Target system type | Workstation, personal computer | Workstation, personal computer, media center, Tablet PC, embedded | Desktop/Server Depends on distribution |
| File systems supported | HFS+, HFS, MFS (Mac OS 8.0 and before), AFP, ISO 9660, FAT(System 7 and later), UDF | NTFS, FAT exFAT ISO 9660, UDF; 3rd-party drivers support ext2, ext3, ReiserFS,[t 10] HFS+, FATX, and HFS (with third party driver) | ext2, ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, FAT, ISO 9660, UDF, NFS, and others |
| User friendly for lay users | Yes | Yes very user friendly | - depends on distribution |
| Integrated firewall | Application Firewall | Windows Firewall | chroot, capability-based security,[s 5] seccomp, SELinux |
| Encrypted file systems | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Security threats | negligible | Huge | negligible |
| Shell terminal | BASH | CMD | Bash shell powerful shell with alot of features |
| Kernel type | Monolithic with modules | Hybrid | Monolithic with modules |