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| nepali_angel | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 05:51 AM
If it is free to download, can someone tell me where I can download it from? Also, is there a way to integrate Unix with windows? I am totally new to Unix, so any help will be highly appreciated. Angel |
| salakjith | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 06:46 AM
Unix in the form of Linux is freely downloadable. Linux is a Unix clone that is free and open-source. You can download several flavours of Linux, the popular of which are: http://www.redhat.com http://www.debian.org/ http://www.gentoo.org/ http://www.lindows.com/ http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ to name a few. If you want to run linux within windows, you can download from http://www.cygwin.com/ Have fun. |
| nepali_angel | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 07:49 AM
Well, what I would like to know is how I download Linux if I don't have rewritable CD? Some of the sites have ISO format, don't you need to copy these files into CD? Another thing is, is there any difference between Unix and Linux? Do you type things in command prompt in Linux also(ex cp to copy?)? I am a real newbie at this.. |
| salakjith | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 08:06 AM
Most of the Linux distributions are in ISO format because they need to be booted from a CD when you start your computer. If you are new to linux/unix, you'll probably need a helping hand from someone who knows linux to help you install it in your computer. On the other hand, if you install cygwin, you can run an emulated version of linux under the comfort of windows. I say this is probably the best option if you are not too comfortable with things like disk partitions and installing a new operating system. So get a copy of the cygwin files from http://www.cygwin.com/ and install it just as any other software in windows. Linux started as a clone of Unix and hence it can run the same programs as Unix. The typing you are talking about is done in programs called shell. A popular shell in Linux is called Bash, which is also available under Unix. The "ls" command is part of the shell; so as long as you are running the same software, the operations are the same. Those commands do not have anything to do with the operating system proper, which is called the kernel. When you say Unix or Linux, the kernel is what you are referring to, not the software that runs on top of it. The user-level software can run in either environment, as long as you can compile the software from the source code. |
| nepali_angel | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 08:32 AM
Thanks a lot! Appreciate it. |
| confused | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 09:21 AM
Donwload eCos and run it..it will let you run unix platform on WIndows..Running just unix based system is lot a hastle but u will learn as the circumtances hits u.. sources.redhat.com/ecos/ |
| bhole_babaji | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 09:32 AM
I heard Sun Solaris is also available freely for educational purposes. |
| bhole_babaji | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 09:34 AM
cyngwin is just the bash shell emulation for Windows. you will have c compiler and perl etc builtin. but if you want to do more like system configuration and kernel developement it won't be sufficient. |
| freak of nature | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 03:14 PM
none of the above links are free exactly |
| salakjith | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 07:22 PM
Except for Lindows, others are freely available. Redhat, as of version 10, is freely downloadable as Fedora Core. |
| askme | Posted
on 22-Jan-04 11:59 PM
Check these sites too: www.linuxISO.com www.linuxquestions.org May be of some help to you!! |