What is the difference between a linux system and an android system?
What is the difference between a linux system and an android system? I believe that there are many people do not understand, today, in order to let you better understand the difference between linux system and android system, so give you a summary of the following content, let's look down together.
The difference between linux and android
1. Different operating platforms
Android is a free and open source operating system based on Linux. Mainly used in mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, led and developed by Google and the Open Mobile Alliance.
Linux system can run on mobile devices and computers. Linux is a set of Unix-like operating system that is free to use and spread freely. It is a multi-user, multi-task, multi-thread and multi-CPU operating system based on POSIX and Unix.
With the development of the Internet, Linux has received support from software enthusiasts, organizations and companies all over the world. In addition to maintaining a strong development momentum in the server operating system, it has made great progress in personal computers and embedded systems.
2. Different formats of supporting software
Android systems support the APK suffix file format, while linux systems need a JAVA virtual machine environment to run APK software.
3. Linux system includes Android system, and Android system is based on linux system.
Android is an operating system based on the Linux kernel. So Android can also be regarded as a kind of Linux system. Because it is based on a java virtual machine environment running on the Linux kernel.
4. Android does not have a local window system, while Linux has a window system.
5. Android does not have glibc support, while Linux has glibc support.
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