Operating Linux on 85% of super computers

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Article title: 85% of super computers running Linux. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Although Microsoft's Windows operating system is dominant in the global desktop market, if you need more powerful computing performance, the best choice is to run the open-source software Linux operating system.

According to the latest global top 500 super computers list, the number of super computers running Linux operating systems is 427, with the largest share among the top 500. These computers have a total of 1408054 processors.


The second place is the Unix operating system, where 25 super computers run the software. The share is 5%. The total number of processors is 73174. The number of computers running Microsoft Windows is only five, ranking third with a share of 1% and a total of 25472 processors.

The fourth place is the Mac operating system. only two super computers use this software, with a share of 0.4% and a total of 5272 processors. The bsd based system ranks fifth, with only one computer running the software. The total number of processors is 5120. In addition, there are 40 supercomputer running hybrid operating systems, with a share of 8%.

At present, the world's fastest supercomputer is built by IBM, which uses xCAT distributed computing and management tool

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