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Is Debian a different OS from Redhat?

• anthk 5y ago
  Can you run Debian stuff on a RedHat chroot without needing different ABI compat libraries? Yes. Can you run FreeBSD binaries under OpenBSD? No.
  • bluejekyll 5y ago
    This depends on the glibc version, but sure, that's a valid difference between the two. edit: and oddly if you only go with this definition, that is Windows with WSL also a Linux OS? I'm guessing most people wouldn't say yes...
    • xet7 5y ago
      WSL2 does include full Linux kernel. I would presume Linux OS to run Linux kernel on host OS. By default Windows runs Windows kernel.
      • szundi 5y ago
        WSL2 uses HyperV for that.
  • hulitu 5y ago
    With shared libraries versioning enabled it is like in this famous movie "HAL: Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult." And taken into account that it is in fashion to introduce incompatibilities even between shared libraries minor versions, more so.
• GekkePrutser 5y ago
  Good question. Depends how you define OS. I consider them different OSes based on the same kernel. They have too much disparity in terms of configuration to consider them the same OS for management purposes which is my main focusat work. But I can understand if someone with another perspective feels differently.