Unix - what the hell is it?
05-07-2005, 22:25
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Unix - what the hell is it?
I have heard of Unix over the years, but can someone give me a brief and coherent desription of what the hell it is?
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05-07-2005, 22:28
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05-07-2005, 22:31
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
Its like a big boil on your butt that never goes away.
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05-07-2005, 22:32
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
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thanks - slighlty wiser 
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05-07-2005, 22:36
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Originally Posted by The Fool
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Wait until you try and use it - then you'll know what i mean.
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05-07-2005, 23:00
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Wait until you try and use it - then you'll know what i mean.
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I was toying with the idea of putting it on a spare machine - linux that is. If that is, in fact, the same thing - but was wondering if it was worth the effort.
I had some kind of unix acount once with something to do with pico (I think) and managed to type a bit of text somewhere or something.....hang on, I'll get my coat
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05-07-2005, 23:01
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
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I have heard of Unix over the years, but can someone give me a brief and coherent desription of what the hell it is?
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06-07-2005, 00:03
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
We used to use them at Uni running Linux for prograaming in C.
My personal memories are that it was a nightmare.
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06-07-2005, 00:05
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I love Unix so you can all take a jump. 
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06-07-2005, 00:42
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
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Originally Posted by Richard M
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or better yet
rm -rf ~/*
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06-07-2005, 00:47
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
Nah, even better would be the infamous "rm -Rf /".
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06-07-2005, 00:52
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
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or better yet
rm -rf ~/*
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Nah, even better would be the infamous "rm -Rf /".
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Which sums up the case against Linux (in its present form) quite nicely.
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06-07-2005, 04:39
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
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Which sums up the case against Linux (in its present form) quite nicely.
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06-07-2005, 08:42
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
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or better yet
rm -rf ~/*
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Which sums up the case against Linux (in its present form) quite nicely. |
Not really ... no.
Unix has it's place and in many ways is far more flexible than windows. It just takes some understanding and knowledge to use it efficiently.
Windows constantly "holds your hand" which can become cumbersome and restrictive.
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06-07-2005, 09:14
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Re: Unix - what the hell is it?
If you want to try linux i would suggest using a live cd version.
This way no changes are made to your current windows set up as the os boots entirley from cd.
search google for slax..
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