They are somewhat similar, and can be used in a very similar way, code-wise, but they have some important differences. Note that "LINQ" is not the same thing as "LINQ to SQL"; the EF also uses LINQ. Some notable differences are.
EF came of age with v4.0. Before that, it was a bit of a pain to use, and I didn't recommend it. Now my recommendation is that all new LINQ-to-DB code use EF4.
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