Linear systems of equations, with uncertainty on the parameters, play a major role in several applications in various areas such as economics, finance, engineering and physics. This paper investigates fuzzy linear systems of the form A 1 x + b 1 = A 2 x + b 2 with A 1 , A 2 square matrices of fuzzy coefficients and b 1 , b 2 fuzzy number vectors. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we clarify the link between interval linear systems and fuzzy linear systems. Second, a generalization of the vector solution of Buckley and Qu [Solving systems of linear fuzzy equations, Fuzzy Sets and Systems 43 (1991) 33–43] to the fuzzy system A 1 x + b 1 = A 2 x + b 2 is provided. In particular, we give the conditions under which the system has a vector solution and we show that the linear systems Ax = b and A 1 x + b 1 = A 2 x + b 2 , with A = A 1 - A 2 and b = b 2 - b 1 , have the same vector solutions. Moreover, in order to find the vector solution, a simple algorithm is proposed.