revampeduser@kbin.social to Shower Thoughts@kbin.social · 1 year agoPeople will put more effort in installing Windows on the Steam Deck than learning how to use Linuxmessage-squaremessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareAlexmitter@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoOne of them is not, its iOS/OSX. But its more or less the same, a software guy would call it a Unices. But Android is in every way, sense and form, a Linux.
minus-squareNotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoiOS is a BSD, so it’s a Unix. Android is just a Linux distro.
minus-squareAlexmitter@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoTechnically its not BSD either. It uses parts of it, but it uses a different kernel. Its XNU.
minus-squareNotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoFair enough. Thank you for helping correct my ignorance here.
One of them is not, its iOS/OSX. But its more or less the same, a software guy would call it a Unices. But Android is in every way, sense and form, a Linux.
iOS is a BSD, so it’s a Unix. Android is just a Linux distro.
Technically its not BSD either. It uses parts of it, but it uses a different kernel. Its XNU.
Fair enough. Thank you for helping correct my ignorance here.