Feature |
Mac OSX Tiger/Leopard
VS Ubuntu |
Company |
Apple |
Ubuntu |
Logo |
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Editions |
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |
Ubuntu – Desktop/Laptop Edition
Ubuntu – Server Edition |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
One package
with all the features
Ubuntu:
It is
an open source operating system, free to download and install. |
Virtual Desktops |
Yes |
Yes |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
With the help
of Virtual Desktops (called Spaces) of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard you can have
one desktop open for work and another for gaming and still another one for
multimedia, all at the same time, without having to work on one cluttered
desktop.
To see Mac Virtual Desktops (Spaces) click here
Ubuntu:
Ubuntu
has upto 36 virtual desktops (called workspaces) each of which can be
individually named by you according to the applications/documents you
place in them. The way you swap between with them can look great when you
enable some eye candy for it. |
Touch screen |
No |
No |
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Team Comments
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Third party
application is required for both Ubuntu & Mac to support Touch Screens.
|
Built-in Security
Anti-Virus
Firewall |
No
Yes |
No
Yes |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Firewall not
turned on by default, but when its turned on its quite efficient
Ubuntu:
FireStarter firewall by
default blocks all sites not listed safe by you. |
Backup |
Time
Machine |
Konserve |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Time machine
is quite easy and fast to you. Its quite how backup should be.
Ubuntu:
Directory to Directory Backup is available in Ubuntu. The backup can be
stored in a variety of Media including FTP. |
Programs Inbuilt |
Mail
iChat
Safari browser
iPhoto
iMovie
iLife
Sherlock |
Evolution
Pidgin Instant Messenger
Firefox
Tomboy
F-Spot
Open Office Suite |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
More than 300
inbuilt programs according to Apple.
Sherlock
allows presentation of useful information without using web browser
Safari is a
bit faster and quite more secure than IE
Ubuntu:
Firefox is the default web browser. Tomboy is a reminder plugin that you
get as a helpful deskbar, Apt-get give you quick access to thousands of
free programs. Open Office
comes inbuilt for free. |
Command Line |
Very
powerful shell, almost as complete set of commands as Linux shell. |
Powerful Linux
Shell. |
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Team Comments
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Mac OS X
10.5 Leopard has quite good of command line which almost as good as Linux
Shell, where Ubuntu come with the full power of Linux Shell. |
Business Tools |
Remote Desktop
Screen Sharing
iChat Theater
Apache |
Squid – Proxy Server
FTP Server
SAMBA
Apache2 Web Server |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard & Ubuntu:
Both
have Integrated web server Apache which is the most used web server on the
web. |
Auto Updates |
Yes |
Yes |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Available out
of the box.
Ubuntu
Auto updates is out of the box and not limited to the OS, but also extend
to the applications. |
Technical Support |
Yes |
Yes |
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Team Comments
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Both Mac
OS X 10.5
Leopard
and Ubuntu come with required Technical Support. Though Mac support is
provided by Apple as a large corporate, where Ubuntu is more of a
community support. |
Hardware Performance Tools |
No |
No |
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Team Comments
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Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard & Ubuntu has no inbuilt
assessment tool for optimizing hardware, but third party tools are
available and many are free.
|
Computer Accessories Sharing |
Yes |
Yes |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X
10.5 Leopard & Ubuntu offers Sharing of computer accessories like printer. |
Bluetooth
Capability |
Yes |
Yes |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Secure and
easy
Ubuntu:
Rarely
takes long time to configure bluetooth. |
TV |
Apple
TV |
MythTV |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Apple TV does not allow recording of TV shows
Ubuntu:
MythTV installation on
a fresh copy of Ubuntu
http://www.cs.rit.edu/~css8044/?q=mythtv
http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu.php |
Gaming
Gaming Network
Support |
No |
No |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Gaming Network
Support Not applicable
Ubuntu
Some
of the Gaming Networks supported are Quake4, Unreal Tournament 2004, Doom
3 |
Media |
QuickTime Player |
Totem |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Both Mac OS X
10.5 Leopard & Ubuntu offers a descent media player with the first one
offering a bit more secure player. |
Parallelization |
Yes |
Almost |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Fusion or
Parallel 2.0 can be used to run Linux & Windows applications just as if
they were a Mac applications. One of the main reason to
consider Mac as you will still have all your Linux & Windows apps running,
in addition to Mac apps.
Ubuntu:
With a complex customization
Ubuntu can run windows just as if they were native, but a development for
Parallelization solution similar to what available in Mac is on the way.
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System Requirements |
|
|
Processor |
Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor |
Ubuntu is available for
PC, 64-Bit and Mac architectures. |
RAM |
512MB |
At least 256 MB
desktop install CD |
Disk Space |
9GB of available disk
space |
At least 2 GB |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Lower System
Resources required to run Mac
But an apple PC or Laptop is
required.
Ubuntu:
Lower
System Resources required to run Ubuntu |
Performance On
equivalent hardware + Stability |
High
|
High
|
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Optimize the
usage of resource and perform quite well. Highly Stable. Fully tested and
certified hardware.
Ubuntu:
Amazing
Performance for a free OS |
Pricing |
Leopard Price starts
from US$110 at amazon.com |
Free |
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Team Comments
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Mac OSX Leopard vs Ubuntu :- |
Mac OS X 10.5
Leopard:
Pricing
including all features
Ubuntu:
No
licensing, Its free just as a free speech |