Linux isn't a certified Unix system, and some say it definitely isn't Unix. The key question for a business is if a commercial Unix flavor is enough like Linux that you can make an easy transition ...

Setting aside legal issues afflicting the word, Unix is neither a brand nor a particular product: it is a set of ideas - implemented differently by the people behind Linux, the BSDs and Solaris, ...

Linux supporters have for years touted the benefits of Linux over UNIX, yet many in enterprise IT still lean on the trusted old operating system for some of the most business-critical workloads.

There's a new Linux desktop on the horizon that wants to be your next old-school MacOS desktop clone. Does it succeed?

Linux is king *nix of the data center—but Unix may live on forever Unix servers hit lowest market share ever, but they still have a long future.

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, Fifth Edition, is today’s guide to installing, configuring, and maintaining any UNIX or Linux system, including systems that supply core Internet and ...

The official GNU microkernel is still breathing – and now it's 64-bit Before Linux, GNU was working on its own Mach-based Unix compatible OS. Now, in the footsteps of Debian 13, there is a new ...

Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline. IDC predicts that Unix server revenue will slide from $10.2 billion in ...