UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, I want to learn UNIX at home. Are there any free version of UNIX to download on the internet and install on my PC???

fedoracore2 @
http://fedora.redhat.com/
this is a newer version that is somewhat in the developmental stages if that is what you want download the newest version which is the
2.6.8-1.521 i686 which has a alot more of the newer commands and utilities some of which are still being developed..so!but then again!
or you can down load the 2.6.5-1.358 i386 version of fedoracore2 which is a lot more stable but does not have as much to offer.. or you could do what I did download both...
moxxx68

Thank you very much for your reply. But fedora is belong to redhat linux. What I want is UNIX not linux.

this is just my point of view.. but if you claim you want to learn unix what you are really saying is you neither know unix nor linux since they are both quite close.. but different in their own way! I apologize for the misunderstanding but unix and linux is used loosely sometimes since at our level (newebies and some) it doesn't make much difference what that difference is.. but I myself thought the same thing when I started but linux is actually a lot more advanced and developed quoting Paul Sheer author of Rute Tuturial and Exposition for LInux system admin.. he also tells that it is easier to learn. if you are downloading for a server type enviroment I would go with the "Unix" if you are going with the learning which is what is important then I would say as would many that linux is much more flexible, easier to learn with and more advanced in many ways and to go with linux then move to "Unix" .. I have taken a look at both.. and in one year I have learnt quite a bit and had to swallow my pride a little in many ways.. since I underestimated the power of linux, the difficulty of Unix and the true facts behind the two including the fact they go back to 1969.. i truely believe that if you are trying to learn unix the smarter choice would be to learn linux first unless there is some reason that you must use Unix like a Unix server enviroment.. even though if you know nothing I would still try out linux and read up on unix before making the move.. just my thought.
moxxx68

You can go to www.sun.com and download a version of Solaris 8 for Intel machines. They still got the link there i think. Or you could order a set of CD's from the site. About $100 (I think).

If you want UNIX and on a Intel that is the best way. I assume you mean on a Intel based PC.

Or you can purchase a second hand Sun box from places like ebay.com and some come with the OS. or purchase the software on it's own.

Or (as said before) you could use Linux. Not that much difference. Well there is, but basic's are the same.

With what I have said above I assume you want Solaris flavor of Unix.


To be able to help, we really need to know;

- What flavor of Unix?
- What platform you want to run it on?

fedora is a unix ??
I think that is a Linux not unix

true...........
but the next post explains my point of view and clarifies it... can you name 5 differences. if so point made.
moxxx68