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Q: I have a spare Intel box to install Unix on, which version is the best?

A: There is no single "best" vendor. Intel machines can run Linux, *BSD, and Solaris. Linux is available from various vendors such as Redhat, Mandrake, Suse, Slackware, Debian, etc. Solaris costs approximately $75 for the source media, or you can download it for free from Sun's website. The download is approximately 800 megabytes. Other distributions range from $5 on up depending on the level of support you get with it. Many may also be downloaded for free from the Internet. If your goal is to simply learn Unix, any distribution will probably work. If you have a specific purpose in mind, please research the appropriate vendor websites to determine if their product will meet your needs.

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dpkg-vendor

dpkg-vendor(1)							    dpkg suite							    dpkg-vendor(1)

NAME

       dpkg-vendor - queries information about distribution vendors

SYNOPSIS

       dpkg-vendor [option...] command

DESCRIPTION

       dpkg-vendor  is a tool to query information about vendors listed in /etc/dpkg/origins. /etc/dpkg/origins/default contains information about
       the current vendor.

COMMANDS

       --is vendor
	      Exits with 0 if the current vendor is vendor. Otherwise exits with non-zero.

       --derives-from vendor
	      Exits with 0 if the current vendor distribution is a derivative of vendor, otherwise exits with non-zero. It uses the "Parent" field
	      to browse all ancestors of the current vendor.

       --query field
	      Print on standard output the value of the vendor-specific field for the current vendor.

       --help Show the usage message and exit.

       --version
	      Show the version and exit.

OPTIONS

       --vendor vendor
	      Assumes  the  current  vendor  is  vendor  instead  of  discovering  it  with  the DEB_VENDOR environment variable or /etc/dpkg/ori-
	      gins/default.

ENVIRONMENT

       DEB_VENDOR
	      This setting defines the current vendor. If not set, it will discover the current vendor by reading /etc/dpkg/origins/default.

AUTHOR

       Copyright (C) 2009 Raphael Hertzog

       This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or later for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.

Debian Project							    2009-05-10							    dpkg-vendor(1)