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How to set up unix ?

Hi.. I am new unix user.

I am now using windows XP. Can I setup unix without formatting my laptop ? I would like to study unix OS to be famililar. Where can I download ( free ) unix OS ?

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see this:
https://www.unix.com/where-do-i-download-linux-and-unix-/

you could have a try with knoppix:
http://www.knoppix.com/

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To add, if you want to install a GNU/Linux system, without partitioning your hard drive, then look for a system which uses the UMSDOS filesystem, which can install a GNU/Linux system ontop of a FAT/FAT32 filesystem.
If your using NTFS, then you may want to use a LiveCD, as mentioned above.

Zipslack

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ZipSlack is a special edition of Slackware Linux that can be installed onto any FAT (or FAT32) filesystem with about 100 MB of free space. It uses the UMSDOS filesystem and contains most of the programs you will need. This means that you do not need to repartition your hard disk if you already have DOS or Windows installed. ZipSlack installs into a directory on your DOS filesystem. It can also be installed to and booted from a Zip disk.

This distribution is ideal for people who don't have a lot of hard disk space, do not have a fast Internet connection to download the entire distribution, or who want a Linux distribution they can carry around on a Zip disk.

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SLAX is a small bootable CD containing the Linux operating system. It runs Linux directly from the CD without installing. The Live CD described here is based on the Slackware Linux distribution and is downloadable from this website as an ISO image.

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