WINDOWS Vs LINUX BATTLE

Many beginners in Hacking have the doubt in choosing the best operating system. It’s really not that much hard to choose among Linux and Windows. The following pros and cons of Windows and Linux will help you to choose the operating system for your hacking journey. 

WINDOWS
PROS:

1. 85% of computer user using windows as their operating system.
2. More Software’s support windows only.
3. Easy to use.
4. Stable operating system.
5. If you are a serious gamer and a Photoshop user then Windows is the best choice.

CONS:

1. High cost.
2. You don’t have a permission to view or modify its source code.
3. Virus can easily attack the system (But, Anyone who is smart enough or well versed can easily protect a Win system).
4. You don't have a permission to redistribute it. (You can sometimes redistribute certain distro's of it. Such as the beta or developer's distro).
5. Requires high hardware specifications (It depends upon the Win OS you are using).

LINUX
PROS:

1. It’s an open source and totally free of cost (But not all distro's are free of cost or open source, It depends).
2. You can modify its source code. (It depends on the distro).
3. You can redistribute it. (But not all, It depends).
4. You can get technical support via many forums easily.
5. Server hosting has better performance than windows (It also depends on the website and the web developer. Not always)
6. If you are a serious programmer then Linux is the best choice.
7. You can customize it as much you want, Well you can do the same in Win and Mac too.

CONS:

1. There is no wide variety of apps like windows.

NOTE:

• Things which can do in programming and hacking doesn't depends upon the OS. It's all about the user behind the OS.
• If you're a hacker then I suggest learning the In's and Out's of computers both software and hardware before continuing.
• Ubuntu is recommended for beginners.