Unix And Linux Comparison Matrix Paper
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Unix® and Linux® Comparison Matrix
Directions: Choose three different versions of the UNIX® or Linux® operating systems to compare. Insert the three chosen versions and fill out the requested information in the Components column.
UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: Ubuntu
Components
Your response
Role of shell
Even though many Ubuntu functions can be performed through the GUI, they can be completed faster through the shell. The default shell that Ubuntu uses is BASH.
Three features and roles of each feature for Saucy Salamander
1. LibreOffice – open-source Office suite
2. Radeon UVD support – deals with hardware decoding of H.264 and VC-1 video codes
3. Keyboard Language selector – if you use a different …show more content…
This means that user’s programs run with low privileges. If you need temporary administrative privileges, the sudo tool is available, which allows the root account to remain locked and helps to prevent unauthorized access, as well as prevents inexperienced users from making catastrophic system changes.
Ubuntu also has a build-in firewall, and most network ports are closed by default to prevent hacking.
Comments on administration
Ubuntu has a Control Center that can be installed to provide system management via the GUI instead of shell. This should make administration easier for users that came from Windows and are now starting to use Linux based systems. This Control Center also allows management of hardware, software management, etc.
Comments on networking
Just like Windows, Ubuntu used TCP/IP. IPv4 and IPv6 are available. Ubuntu also can use DNS for name resolution. IP addressing can be configured for DHCP to receive an IP address from an DHCP server
Comments on performance
Compared to Windows, the performance of Ubuntu is faster because it is using fewer resources. But there are always ways to improve performance such as decreasing the swap use. On the hard disk there are separate partitions for virtual memory, called swap. If Ubuntu uses the swap too much, the computer has a tendency to decrease in …show more content…
Among those modules are OpenSSL, OpenSSH client and server, Strongswan (IPSec-based VPNs) and the Kernel Crypto API.
Comments on administration
YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) – According to "The Top 5 Remote Server Management Tools" (2015), "a tool for administering and maintaining a SUSE Linux installation. It allows administrators to install software, configure hardware, set up networks and servers, and more (3. Yet Another System Tool (YaST)).
Comments on networking
Wicked - is a local network management tool that makes it easy to manage ever-more-complicated network configurations such as VLAN, virtualization, bridging, bonding and IPv6.
Open vSwitch - As enterprises move workloads from physical to virtual systems, they need virtual networking on the hosts that provides the same advanced functions as a physical switch. Open vSwitch is a virtual switch for hypervisors, providing network connectivity to virtual machines. It optimizes networking in a virtual environment, making it a building block for software-defined networking
Unix® and Linux® Comparison Matrix
Directions: Choose three different versions of the UNIX® or Linux® operating systems to compare. Insert the three chosen versions and fill out the requested information in the Components column.
UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: Ubuntu
Components
Your response
Role of shell
Even though many Ubuntu functions can be performed through the GUI, they can be completed faster through the shell. The default shell that Ubuntu uses is BASH.
Three features and roles of each feature for Saucy Salamander
1. LibreOffice – open-source Office suite
2. Radeon UVD support – deals with hardware decoding of H.264 and VC-1 video codes
3. Keyboard Language selector – if you use a different …show more content…
This means that user’s programs run with low privileges. If you need temporary administrative privileges, the sudo tool is available, which allows the root account to remain locked and helps to prevent unauthorized access, as well as prevents inexperienced users from making catastrophic system changes.
Ubuntu also has a build-in firewall, and most network ports are closed by default to prevent hacking.
Comments on administration
Ubuntu has a Control Center that can be installed to provide system management via the GUI instead of shell. This should make administration easier for users that came from Windows and are now starting to use Linux based systems. This Control Center also allows management of hardware, software management, etc.
Comments on networking
Just like Windows, Ubuntu used TCP/IP. IPv4 and IPv6 are available. Ubuntu also can use DNS for name resolution. IP addressing can be configured for DHCP to receive an IP address from an DHCP server
Comments on performance
Compared to Windows, the performance of Ubuntu is faster because it is using fewer resources. But there are always ways to improve performance such as decreasing the swap use. On the hard disk there are separate partitions for virtual memory, called swap. If Ubuntu uses the swap too much, the computer has a tendency to decrease in …show more content…
Among those modules are OpenSSL, OpenSSH client and server, Strongswan (IPSec-based VPNs) and the Kernel Crypto API.
Comments on administration
YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) – According to "The Top 5 Remote Server Management Tools" (2015), "a tool for administering and maintaining a SUSE Linux installation. It allows administrators to install software, configure hardware, set up networks and servers, and more (3. Yet Another System Tool (YaST)).
Comments on networking
Wicked - is a local network management tool that makes it easy to manage ever-more-complicated network configurations such as VLAN, virtualization, bridging, bonding and IPv6.
Open vSwitch - As enterprises move workloads from physical to virtual systems, they need virtual networking on the hosts that provides the same advanced functions as a physical switch. Open vSwitch is a virtual switch for hypervisors, providing network connectivity to virtual machines. It optimizes networking in a virtual environment, making it a building block for software-defined networking