01-27-2008
start with linux... chosse ONE distribution and stuck with it! after getting experience you can switch to a full unix system.
for linux have a look at "ubuntu" or as more experienced user "gentoo".
for unix maybe go for "sun solaris". it's well documented (docs.sun.com) and available for x86.
good luck
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grub2-file
GRUB-FILE(1) General Commands Manual GRUB-FILE(1)
NAME
grub-file -- Check if FILE is of specified type.
SYNOPSIS
grub-file (--is-i386-xen-pae-domu | --is-x86_64-xen-domu |
--is-x86-xen-dom0 | --is-x86-multiboot |
--is-x86-multiboot2 | --is-arm-linux | --is-arm64-linux |
--is-ia64-linux | --is-mips-linux | --is-mipsel-linux |
--is-sparc64-linux | --is-powerpc-linux | --is-x86-linux |
--is-x86-linux32 | --is-x86-kfreebsd | --is-i386-kfreebsd |
--is-x86_64-kfreebsd | --is-x86-knetbsd |
--is-i386-knetbsd | --is-x86_64-knetbsd | --is-i386-efi |
--is-x86_64-efi | --is-ia64-efi | --is-arm64-efi |
--is-arm-efi | --is-hibernated-hiberfil | --is-x86_64-xnu |
--is-i386-xnu | --is-xnu-hibr | --is-x86-bios-bootsector)
FILE
DESCRIPTION
grub-file is used to check if FILE is of a specified type.
OPTIONS
--is-i386-xen-pae-domu
Check if FILE can be booted as i386 PAE Xen unprivileged guest kernel
--is-x86_64-xen-domu
Check if FILE can be booted as x86_64 Xen unprivileged guest kernel
--is-x86-xen-dom0
Check if FILE can be used as Xen x86 privileged guest kernel
--is-x86-multiboot
Check if FILE can be used as x86 multiboot kernel
--is-x86-multiboot2
Check if FILE can be used as x86 multiboot2 kernel
--is-arm-linux
Check if FILE is ARM Linux
--is-arm64-linux
Check if FILE is ARM64 Linux
--is-ia64-linux
Check if FILE is IA64 Linux
--is-mips-linux
Check if FILE is MIPS Linux
--is-mipsel-linux
Check if FILE is MIPSEL Linux
--is-sparc64-linux
Check if FILE is SPARC64 Linux
--is-powerpc-linux
Check if FILE is POWERPC Linux
--is-x86-linux
Check if FILE is x86 Linux
--is-x86-linux32
Check if FILE is x86 Linux supporting 32-bit protocol
--is-x86-kfreebsd
Check if FILE is x86 kFreeBSD
--is-i386-kfreebsd
Check if FILE is i386 kFreeBSD
--is-x86_64-kfreebsd
Check if FILE is x86_64 kFreeBSD
--is-x86-knetbsd
Check if FILE is x86 kNetBSD
--is-i386-knetbsd
Check if FILE is i386 kNetBSD
--is-x86_64-knetbsd
Check if FILE is x86_64 kNetBSD
--is-i386-efi
Check if FILE is i386 EFI file
--is-x86_64-efi
Check if FILE is x86_64 EFI file
--is-ia64-efi
Check if FILE is IA64 EFI file
--is-arm64-efi
Check if FILE is ARM64 EFI file
--is-arm-efi
Check if FILE is ARM EFI file
--is-hibernated-hiberfil
Check if FILE is hiberfil.sys in hibernated state
--is-x86_64-xnu
Check if FILE is x86_64 XNU (Mac OS X kernel)
--is-i386-xnu
Check if FILE is i386 XNU (Mac OS X kernel)
--is-xnu-hibr
Check if FILE is XNU (Mac OS X kernel) hibernated image
--is-x86-bios-bootsector
Check if FILE is BIOS bootsector
SEE ALSO
info grub
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