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linuxiso.org has been around for a long time. I'm glad you found it useful; it really is a "Linux supermarket", isn't it?
In terms of which distro- that's always a personal preference. Also, because the distros are always maturing and improving, what was the "best" distro last year may not be today. I prefer the Sys V-based distros (RH, SuSE, Mandrake, etc.) as opposed to the BSD-ish ones such as Slackware, but that's just me.
In terms of which distro- that's always a personal preference. Also, because the distros are always maturing and improving, what was the "best" distro last year may not be today. I prefer the Sys V-based distros (RH, SuSE, Mandrake, etc.) as opposed to the BSD-ish ones such as Slackware, but that's just me.
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OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD are all UNIX, Open-Source, and FREE. (The Open Group actually owns the "UNIX" trademark, but HP-UX, Solaris, et al are all unices for the sake of argument...)
http://www.openbsd.org
http://www.netbsd.org
http://www.freebsd.org
http://www.openbsd.org
http://www.netbsd.org
http://www.freebsd.org
If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked.
What's more, you deserve to be hacked.
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What's more, you deserve to be hacked.
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Originally Posted by steelers_fan
hello everybody,
I know of some websites were i can download unix. 1.) I was thinking is there a difference between unix and linux. After this post i will see if there are any sites that i can download linux from. 2.) is there a particular version of unix i should be downloading 3.) what is the best version of linux free or paid for. 4.) any download sites anyone can add will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks everybody!
linux: gpl signing edit away, free, highly supported, highly customizable
i suggest debian or slackware, debian is for new users butis very powerful, slackware is for more experianced or the fearless with lots of time on their hands
so, generally, Linux is a freeware branch of unix??? am i correct?
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xlulux: Do your homework, Bub. There *are* some flavors of UNIX that are free (see my last post in this thread) and widely used.
As far as hardware support, NetBSD runs on pretty much anything, and I've got FreeBSD to work on hardware that Linux didn't have support for.
Linux is NOT a freeware branch of UNIX. It's a completely seperate operating system that was derived from MINIX.
Before making another arbitrary derogatory comment about a particular operating system, I highly suggest doing some research on the subject first to learn at least *some* facts about it so you at least sound like you have a clue about what you're talking about.
As far as hardware support, NetBSD runs on pretty much anything, and I've got FreeBSD to work on hardware that Linux didn't have support for.
Linux is NOT a freeware branch of UNIX. It's a completely seperate operating system that was derived from MINIX.
Before making another arbitrary derogatory comment about a particular operating system, I highly suggest doing some research on the subject first to learn at least *some* facts about it so you at least sound like you have a clue about what you're talking about.
If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked.
What's more, you deserve to be hacked.
-- former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke
What's more, you deserve to be hacked.
-- former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke
Solaris is also a decent price last time I looked a month or so ago the full solaris media kit (books, install, oracle, extra software) cost $89, if you wanted to save money you can just download the ISO's for $20. Solaris is Unix, it is very powerful and fairly easy as unix variants go, however, it is poorly supported on x86 platforms you have to have specific hardware, on the other hand solaris 10 is coming out really soon and that has much better hardware support.
I only mention it to show that not all unix variants are over priced, in reality for a new user I would recommend freebsd or linux, in terms of linux distributions, I like gentoo but that is a more advanced distro for a new user I always recommend suse simple easy to use and very powerful, once you are familiar you can always change distros to something more advanced, slackware, debian (debian isn't for new users, debian is mostly aimed at more advanced users), gentoo (in my opinion the best since everything can be compiled from source allowing you to size every possible optimisation from your system).
HTH
Ben
I only mention it to show that not all unix variants are over priced, in reality for a new user I would recommend freebsd or linux, in terms of linux distributions, I like gentoo but that is a more advanced distro for a new user I always recommend suse simple easy to use and very powerful, once you are familiar you can always change distros to something more advanced, slackware, debian (debian isn't for new users, debian is mostly aimed at more advanced users), gentoo (in my opinion the best since everything can be compiled from source allowing you to size every possible optimisation from your system).
HTH
Ben
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Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
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Originally Posted by TheOgre
Before making another arbitrary derogatory comment about a particular operating system, I highly suggest doing some research on the subject first to learn at least *some* facts about it so you at least sound like you have a clue about what you're talking about.
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Originally Posted by oalee
so, generally, Linux is a freeware branch of unix??? am i correct?
*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
*=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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