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Old 02-14-2012
Bug New to UNIX - just need help.
Hi guys,

Can you help? I'm a newbie for Unix. What are the best practice for me to try Unix in my Windows OS. Is it possible to install a VMware? What else do i need to install on my virtual machine for me to use and explore Unix? Any prerequisites? Need your advise, I really want to learn and explore Unix.

Thanks much in advance.


Cheers!
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Old 02-14-2012
Try and install VMTools on your VM. Then check if your system has JAVA installed on it. This would help you to get started as it involves a bit of work to be done. Learn as you go as what you are doing and why you are doing. This is a good start for you.

If you are looking for a systematic start then start by looking what, why when, where ... is UNIX and how is the file system inside etc..etc..
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Old 02-14-2012
I suggest you by a UNIX book for beginner and start reading it after installing UNIX.
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Old 02-14-2012
VirtualBox is a popular option.
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Old 02-14-2012
As Ygor said, install VirtualBox and then install a Linux distribution as a guest operating system within VirtualBox. Debian is a good choice because it is very quick to install. Another popular distribution for beginners is Ubuntu.
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Old 02-17-2012
Got it! thanks for your help guys... cheers
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