Unix

wwnexc · 01-23-2006, 12:26 AM

Hi,

I have been "fiddelig around" with Slackware for a while now, and i am willing to give Unix a try. I am not really trying to do anything specific with it, and i am only trying to get a glimps at how it works and if i am able to use it. In the ideal case, i would want to run a mail and web server on it, maybe ssh and some other fun stuff. I am not sure where to start looking, though.

I think that Sun has "a unix", and that some other companies do as well, but i don't know which one to get and which one works best.

Am i right about the impression that there are multiple distributions for unix, or is there only one real unix? If so, what is it?

Is there a graphical interface for unix, or does it not go much further than html-based administration?

Thanks for Helping!

bulliver · 01-23-2006, 12:30 AM

Sun's Unix is called Solaris. If you do try it, make sure you get the x86 rather than sparc iso disks.

You can also try one of the BSDs: FreeBSD NetBSD or OpenBSD.

There are also many other smaller (by smaller I mean less widespread) Unixes such as Plan 9 and Dragonfly BSD.

And no, there is no longer any 1 'true' Unix.

ille.pugil42 · 01-23-2006, 12:32 AM

Not to burst your bubble, but going from Linux to Unix is not that big of a jump, if at all. Linux was made to be sort of a clone of unix, and operates in nearly the same way.

HP made HP-Unix (or HPUX for short), Sun made Solaris, and there are others - again, there's not going to be a huge difference, but have fun!

wwnexc · 01-23-2006, 01:30 AM

Thanks, ille.pugil42, for your moral support!! I hope i will handle the jump well.

Which Unix version do you think is the best, or in other words, the most often updated one and has the most benefits / runs most stable...?

cs-cam · 01-23-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by wwnexc

Thanks, ille.pugil42, for your moral support!! I hope i will handle the jump well.

Which Unix version do you think is the best, or in other words, the most often updated one and has the most benefits / runs most stable...?

Well aside from Solaris and BSD, none of the other more tradiditional Unix distrobutions are free so there is your choice limited somewhat. On the topic though, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX etc are all developed by major companies, thus are updated regularly and supported well.

uselpa · 01-25-2006, 04:24 PM

I think that FreeBSD or NetBSD should come close to your expectations.

saikee · 01-25-2006, 04:31 PM

Just dunp the whole lot into the box and try it yourself.