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Embedded versions generally have less functionality. There are fewer utilities, and the ones that are there generally have fewer options than their "desktop" counterparts. It really depends on which embedded version you're talking about...I've used ones that ranged from having no X, no bash (just sh), no compiler, no timeout support in wget, no ftp, no rsync, etc., to ones that have nearly as much functionality as a regular distro, including their own package management system and X.
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Looked at from a different perspective... Embedded Linux is the one that works behind the scenes. It's the operating system in your router, your TV set top box, (e.g. Tivo) your digital camera, your Blue Ray player, your scanning radio, your car management systems, etc. Each version is tailored to perform the functions which the device requires and is therefore small and lean.
The other one's used on servers and desktops and is infinately configurable.
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Embedded Linux is the one that works behind the scenes. It's the operating system in your router, your TV set top box, (e.g. Tivo) your digital camera, your Blue Ray player, your scanning radio, your car management systems, etc. Each version is tailored to perform the functions which the device requires and is therefore small and lean.
