Unix: Im lost in space, who can help.

post_break · 21-August-05, 12:41 PM

The day came to get books and one of the books is Just enough Unix. I am looking over it right now and feel a little like a kid lost at the play ground. I dont know what Unix is and this book isnt helping. So my first question is "what is unix?" Im going to wiki on this but I would like some input. Can I run Unix on akira just to check it out and if so where can I get it? I am so lost at this point and it scares me. I dont want to be the guy at college that goes into his major knowing nothing where as the other people are masters at linux and Unix and I just get left behind.

AntiM · 21-August-05, 01:17 PM

In a nutshell, UNIX is a operating system. It was developed in the 1960's by Bell Laboratories and remains one of the most popular, stable and powerful systems to date. IBM's AIX, BSD, Mac OS X, LInux and many other operating systems are based on UNIX.

Solaris is probably the closest to the original Unix OS, you can download a free version from Sun. You'll want the x64/x86 version. BSD is also free.

post_break · 21-August-05, 01:50 PM

Thanks man. Im currently getting solaris right now. Hopefully I can get that to install on my server and check it out. Rep for the link. Would I be able to ask you for help with it?

AntiM · 21-August-05, 02:08 PM

I wouldn't be much help I'm afraid, it's been at least ten years since I worked with Solaris and X-Windows. And I'm definitely just a user in AIX. You'd be better off googling for tutorials or grabbing a copy of Unix for Dummies.

Ator · 21-August-05, 06:48 PM

There are SO many versions of Linux floating around nowadays...some are so amazing that they are 100% graphical, and can install faster and easier than Windows! Some can even run Windows programs from within Linux! I just don't want to take the time to switch, because I would have by now.

Im_gumby · 23-May-06, 02:48 PM

If you want enough UNIX to be dangerous, login as admin and type rm * at the />

post_break · 23-May-06, 03:00 PM

Heh this thread is so two semesters ago.

Im_gumby · 23-May-06, 03:10 PM

Well, then you get the joke.

And why on earth would thedemonxanth revive an old thread like this...?

THRiLL KiLL · 23-May-06, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Im_gumby


	If you want enough UNIX to be dangerous, login as admin and type rm at the />*

dontcha wanna type rm * /r ???

Im_gumby · 23-May-06, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THRiLL KiLL


	dontcha wanna type rm /r ???*

I suppose it would depend on the flavor of Unix you are using, but actually I think it is more like rm -rf *

21-August-05, 12:41 PM		#1 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac	Unix: Im lost in space, who can help. The day came to get books and one of the books is Just enough Unix. I am looking over it right now and feel a little like a kid lost at the play ground. I dont know what Unix is and this book isnt helping. So my first question is "what is unix?" Im going to wiki on this but I would like some input. Can I run Unix on akira just to check it out and if so where can I get it? I am so lost at this point and it scares me. I dont want to be the guy at college that goes into his major knowing nothing where as the other people are masters at linux and Unix and I just get left behind.

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21-August-05, 01:17 PM		#2 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	In a nutshell, UNIX is a operating system. It was developed in the 1960's by Bell Laboratories and remains one of the most popular, stable and powerful systems to date. IBM's AIX, BSD, Mac OS X, LInux and many other operating systems are based on UNIX. Solaris is probably the closest to the original Unix OS, you can download a free version from Sun. You'll want the x64/x86 version. BSD is also free.

21-August-05, 01:50 PM		#3 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac	Thanks man. Im currently getting solaris right now. Hopefully I can get that to install on my server and check it out. Rep for the link. Would I be able to ask you for help with it?

21-August-05, 02:08 PM		#4 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	I wouldn't be much help I'm afraid, it's been at least ten years since I worked with Solaris and X-Windows. And I'm definitely just a user in AIX. You'd be better off googling for tutorials or grabbing a copy of Unix for Dummies.

21-August-05, 06:48 PM		#5 (permalink)
Ator At-Whore	There are SO many versions of Linux floating around nowadays...some are so amazing that they are 100% graphical, and can install faster and easier than Windows! Some can even run Windows programs from within Linux! I just don't want to take the time to switch, because I would have by now.

23-May-06, 02:48 PM		#6 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	If you want enough UNIX to be dangerous, login as admin and type rm * at the />

23-May-06, 03:00 PM		#7 (permalink)
post_break I Drive A Mac	Heh this thread is so two semesters ago.

23-May-06, 03:10 PM		#8 (permalink)
Im_gumby Slightly Silly Moderator	Well, then you get the joke. And why on earth would thedemonxanth revive an old thread like this...?