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hi, i'm trying to learn UNIX, just for fun.
Wondering is there any way thru the internet I can access a UNIX system (as in purely UNIX, not Mac OSX) and get an account just to try out different commands and etc.?
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« Reply #1 on: 04 Dec 05, 2052H » |
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You are in a maze of twisty varients all alike. You see no visible exits.
There are many commercial *NIX varients. All provide different applications, utilities and often differ in some minor but irritating way. What SPECIFIC varient are you trying to learn and what do you hope to achieve?
If you just want to play with the basic concepts, IMHO OS X is rather similar.
Folks, don't flame me here. I know some of this is wrong.
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\"We know ourselves by the questions we ask and the ones we do not. If we cease asking questions and accept only what we can perceive then we will cease to know ourselves.\"
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« Reply #2 on: 04 Dec 05, 2209H » |
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haha, so I don't know what I am getting myself into... actually, I want to just play around with a basic UNIX system for the fun of it, but I don't want to do it on my iBook for fear of crashing it or deleting some important file through my ignorance. i.e. I'm looking for a safe play-pen. I actually went and googled (yeah, I should have done so before starting this post) and found the following. http://www.ductape.net/~mitja/freeunix.shtmlDoes anyone happen to have used any of the sites on the list before? Any particular one to recommend? |
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« Reply #3 on: 04 Dec 05, 2237H » |
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Victor Yeo wrote:
i'm trying to learn UNIX, just for fun. Great! Don't be afraid, open Terminal application and "carefully" follow any of these: Unix Tutorials in Generalor Unix Tutorials mentioning Mac OS XLet us know if you need any help.  . |
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« Reply #4 on: 05 Dec 05, 1259H » |
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haha, so I don't know what I am getting myself into... actually, I want to just play around with a basic UNIX system for the fun of it, but I don't want to do it on my iBook for fear of crashing it or deleting some important file through my ignorance. i.e. I'm looking for a safe play-pen. I actually went and googled (yeah, I should have done so before starting this post) and found the following. http://www.ductape.net/~mitja/freeunix.shtmlDoes anyone happen to have used any of the sites on the list before? Any particular one to recommend? If you're not in a major hurry I can probably give you a shell account on a BSD machine, once I get everything sorted in my new place. Otherwise, go with what sao said ... |
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« Reply #5 on: 05 Dec 05, 2028H » |
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hey, thanks, all for your helpful directions. citog - I'm in no hurry at all. It's just a hobby which i dabble in only when I find bits of time for it once in a while here and there. Thanks for the offer! |
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« Reply #6 on: 14 Feb 06, 1934H » |
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hey, thanks, all for your helpful directions. citog - I'm in no hurry at all. It's just a hobby which i dabble in only when I find bits of time for it once in a while here and there. Thanks for the offer! You can take a look at FreeOSZoo. They have a number of OS images that are ready to be used in the open-source Qemu emulator. You don't have to re-partition your hard disk but you do need some free disk space for the images. The performance of the emulated OS will also depend on its specific system requirements and the hardware you run it on. See this thread for more information on Q, a Qemu graphical front-end for OS X. |
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« Reply #7 on: 13 Aug 06, 2156H » |
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ey go to UBUNTU.COM and download it. or you can ask for their CDs (install CD and live CD) here --> https://shipit.ubuntu.com/the live CD is good for testing and learninng purposes, just boot to ACD and boom instant Linux Ubuntu flavor... my 2 cents  |
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« Reply #8 on: 09 Nov 07, 2313H » |
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Live CDs are a great way to start, however, I won't recommend Ubuntu to start off. Do check out Knoppix as it comes with more stuff, as it is a 100% Live CD while the Ubuntu disc is partially Live CD, partially installer.
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« Reply #9 on: 28 Mar 08, 0950H » |
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Hi, Just thought I'd chip in to suggest FreeBSD. Check out www.freebsd.org. It's derived from BSD and although not actually certified as UNIX, it shares some common code with UNIX if you go far back enough. Would be closer to UNIX then Linux if I'm not mistaken. Easy to install, lots of software that can be easily installed through the ports system. Not an expert at all, but just routing for one of my favourite OS ;-) |
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« Reply #10 on: 02 May 08, 0141H » |
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install VMWare and either *BSD variants or OpenSolaris from Sun
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