I have been using DOS and MS Windows ever since I touched a computer. Now my field is requiring me to have a knowledge of UNIX.
My school uses Windows. I don't have access to UNIX at all. Where can I find a free UNIX software or OS....please not LINUX but UNIX...to start practising ?
2007-02-22 08:39:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Ok what kind of UNIX do you need to learn bsd? try freebsd.org, there are two main type of unix used out there, system V and bsd unix. freebsd is the best open source bsd linux out there, if not the best. Now for free system V base unix, I don't know of any open source. You should understand that linux is a cloan of unix. Ther are more features avalaible on linux than unix. I started learning linux, red hat first, then slackware, then bsd linux. My school runs solaris on some of their terminals, just from the experience I learned from linux, am a pro working with solaris. Also I think Sun is realeasing an open source OS http://www.opensolaris.org/os/ I believe that is pure UNIX, open source UNIX base of system V. So if all you want is unix and nothing more, try freebsd or opensolaris. But I recommend you also give linux a try. hope this helped
2007-02-22 08:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by theguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a copy of AT&T UWin. It it great and should do everything you need in UNIX withing the Windows wnvironment. You can even get X-Window support to build your own X programs.
2007-02-22 16:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by BigRez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well linux is VERY close to unix. BSD may be a little closer if that is possible. They are both considered as derivatives of UNIX.
http://www.freebsd.org
http://www.openbsd.org
RJ
2007-02-22 16:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about FreeBSD? Its lineage is true BSD UNIX kernel, same family line that Mac OS X is based on.
2007-02-22 16:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-22 18:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋