Ubuntu or Windows

Suseendra
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2 min readOct 30, 2022

This article will let you know about the primary differences between Windows and Ubuntu Operating Systems.

Ubuntu is an open-source operating system, whereas Windows is a paid and licensed one.

Ubuntu is more secure compared to the windows operating system and it is well known for faster performance compared to windows, handling ubuntu is not as easy as handling the windows operating system.

UBUNTU:

Ubuntu belongs to the Linux family and is free for professional and personal work.

Ubuntu provides a user-friendly environment.

Installation and setting up of ubuntu is not much easier compared to windows.

As the updates can run in the background, the user need not restart the system to update the operating system.

There are plenty of personalization options available in ubuntu.

Users who are not familiar with command lines may find it difficult to work with ubuntu.

It does not provide support to some apps like adobe photoshop, Video games like age of empire, MS office etc..,

WINDOWS:

Windows is the most popular operating system and it is widely used in personnel operating systems across the world.

It provides a smooth environment for users.

It supports a wide variety of hardware and software.

When the user without encounters an error in the windows operating system, even though they are not technically sound they might still be able to rectify the errors.

Installation procedures are simple for the windows operating system.

Windows are not free to use and they use a lot of resources like RAM.

Personalization options are limited in the windows operating system.

Ubuntu is the best option for developers as it provides personalization options and it supports machine learning, ethical hacking, artificial Intelligence etc..,

People who are not technically sound will prefer windows as it is easy to use.

Hope this article is useful. Thank you!!

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