Q. I am new to UNIX Operating System and am interested to know what version of it is the best one to use on a Dell 4100?
Whats the difference from Linux and UNIX?
Is one any better then the other? If so why?
What are the links to the best web sights to down load Linux of UNIX?
Any other info regarding this topic would be fine.
Whats the difference from Linux and UNIX?
Is one any better then the other? If so why?
What are the links to the best web sights to down load Linux of UNIX?
Any other info regarding this topic would be fine.
A. UNIX is a specification. There are many "UNIX" operating systems, such as Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Mac OS X. Linux is an operating system kernel that implements most or all of the features of UNIX but is not certified as such.
When it comes to running UNIX on generic hardware, you're pretty much limited to Solaris. All other forms of UNIX have specific hardware platforms. Solaris may run on your system if you have maxed out the RAM, although it may still be slow.
Linux supports a wider variety of hardware, is free, and can be tailored to almost any systems specs. As such, I would generally say it is "better", unless there is some specific application that won't run on Linux, or your goal specifically is to learn UNIX administration. The command line tools provided with most Linux distros aren't strictly POSIX compliant and will work slightly differently than the standard UNIX ones.
Downloads:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocomen - Solaris
http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu
http://xubuntu.org/ - Xubuntu (may run faster on your system)
http://www.centos.org/ - CentOS (based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, an Enterprise-grade Linux distro)
http://www.debian.org/ - Debian (my personal favorite)
When it comes to running UNIX on generic hardware, you're pretty much limited to Solaris. All other forms of UNIX have specific hardware platforms. Solaris may run on your system if you have maxed out the RAM, although it may still be slow.
Linux supports a wider variety of hardware, is free, and can be tailored to almost any systems specs. As such, I would generally say it is "better", unless there is some specific application that won't run on Linux, or your goal specifically is to learn UNIX administration. The command line tools provided with most Linux distros aren't strictly POSIX compliant and will work slightly differently than the standard UNIX ones.
Downloads:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocomen - Solaris
http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu
http://xubuntu.org/ - Xubuntu (may run faster on your system)
http://www.centos.org/ - CentOS (based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, an Enterprise-grade Linux distro)
http://www.debian.org/ - Debian (my personal favorite)
What unix operating system should I install on my macbook?
Q. I saw here a list of some unix operating systems: http://www.tech-faq.com/download-unix.shtml
Which would be recommended to be installed on my macbook? (Please tell me whether the operating system is known to work without problems on a mac.) I am a comp. sci. student.
Which would be recommended to be installed on my macbook? (Please tell me whether the operating system is known to work without problems on a mac.) I am a comp. sci. student.
A. I don't think you need to install Unix on MAC since MAC OS X is itself built on Unix OS.
All functionality of unix is present in OS X.
Search for origin of OSX on wikipedia.
If you would still like to try another flavour of linux try Ubuntu since it is easy to install and you can first try it using Live CD.
All functionality of unix is present in OS X.
Search for origin of OSX on wikipedia.
If you would still like to try another flavour of linux try Ubuntu since it is easy to install and you can first try it using Live CD.
Is there still a pure unix system out there for download?
Q. I have tried linux, windows, and mac os x. I am curious however to see what a unix operating system with GUI looks like. I have heard and read countless of articles of linux being based on the "rock solid" and "very stable" UNIX kernel. I want to get the "pure" unix operating system not linux. Does anyone have any information about why UNIX is gone?
A. Unix still exists, but is generally only installed on custome hardware and often won't run on anything else. Irix (SGI's unix flavor) is one example if this, as well as HP-UX and AIX by HP and IBM, respectively. You can try Open Solaris, which is Sun's unix OS. It runs on standard PCs. Ditto for OpenBSD.
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