Unix??
I was wondering what exactally is Unix?:confused:
Is it all text based?:study: Is it basically what you see when you start up slackware without the GUI? What can you do with Unix? What kind of people use Unix? Is Unix good for programming in C/C++? What are the main differences between the various versions of Unix? What version of Unix is best for programming? Why do 'hackers' use Unix? :tisk: If Unix is text based, how do you view graphical web pages like this forum? What reasons are there of using Unix instead of slackware?:Pengy: |
Hi!
Some people use to define Linux as "a clone of Unix" (this is not absolutely true; just an approximation); so if you can answer your questions for "Linux" instead of "Unix", you'll get a good idea about unix too. Regards |
Well i was actually wondering about the differences between the two.
Can anybody answer any of my questions? :newbie: |
Re: Unix??
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
To ridiculously oversimplify: Unix is an operating system like hundreds of others. Linux is kind of like a translation - it uses different words (a fresh codebase) to achieve a certain functionality - the same 'effect' - as the original. And some things are gained and some things are lost in translation. On the surface, using a proprietary Unix 'ls' gets you a directory listing and using an open source Linux 'ls' gets you a directory listing. But the GNU 'ls' has a hell of a lot more switches. And in DOS or Windows 'ls' will get you an error message, unless you've installed DJGPP or Cygwin. :) |
Wow! Thanks. :D
So, from what i gather, using Linux will give me the same benifits as using Unix. Also, since i am just 16 years old and all i will mainly be using the computer for is going on the internet and programming, i'm guessing there is no reason for me to use Unix instead of Linux (is there?). |
Yeah, I would say so. As far as I know, you could spend a *lot* of money on a system that isn't especially designed to run on PCs (if at all) or you could download the 'free' version of Solaris's x86 version which isn't particularly designed for PCs or home desktop use or you could download Linux for free and it would really be free - beer and speech. It would be a nicer home desktop environment and give you a full collection of development tools for your programming. Then, if you liked it, you could choose to support your distro with a contribution or not. But you'll be learning a 'flavor' of Unix and should be able to move to a proprietary Unix without too much trouble if you had to, for future employment, say. Good luck. :)
|
Oh, ok so i think i'll just stick with my version of Slackware for now. :)
|
Linux is clone of Unix. This means, that linux is almost unix. Whatever you find in unix you can find in linux and vice versa. Almost.
|
being only 16.. can u afford Unix... LOL
i use unix at university, and linux at home.... moving between university and home isnt like moving between linux and windows... provided you are just using the os's and not getting ur hands dirty linux feels exactly like unix. |
Unix is a general term that denotes a few specific properties that an OS must have.
1)The unix approach to programs is that a program should do one thing and do it well. A typical Unix email configuration involves fetchmail, procmail, sendmail, and an email client. E.g., fetchmail fetches your mail from your mailserver (ISP, work, etc...) But it is incapable of sending it to your mailbox! You need to combine it with sendmail, even if you still send mail through someone else's mailserver. In other operating systems all that work is usually done by the email client. Another, bigger, example, is the GUI. It is just a program, unlike in Windows where the GUI is an essential part of the OS. 2)Related to (1), Unix programs usually communicate with each other in plain text. This makes it possible to combine programs in ways never expected by their authors. You can pipe the output of one program into the input of another. Again, compare this to Windows, where programs are wedded to a GUI and give binary output. |
simpe pipe lining in windows works... for example
dir c:\big_folder_with_lots_of_files\ | more |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:18 AM. |