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Shells vs SmartOS

A side-by-side look at Shells and SmartOS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Shells

Shells

Os & Utilities

Shells are command line interfaces that allow users to access and control the operating system. Popular shells include bash, zsh, fish, and csh/tcsh. They provide powerful tools for automation, scripting, accessing system resources, and software development.

automationscriptingsystem-accesssoftware-development
SmartOS

SmartOS

Os & Utilities

SmartOS is an open-source operating system designed for cloud computing environments. It is built on top of the Illumos kernel, a derivative of Solaris, and enhances security, virtualization, storage, and networking features.

virtualizationcloud-computingopen-source

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