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Answer» What is the difference between the two programs Linux and Unix? And where can I buy them? Also if you have any general information on them like how they run and if they can run on the same computor as microsoft and if they slow your computer down and so on. Thanks What is the difference between the two programs Linux and Unix? And where can I buy them? Also if you have any general information on them like how they run and if they can run on the same computor as microsoft and if they slow your computer down and so on. Thankswww.wikipedia.org is also a good source of general knowledge I always thought Unix meant anything unix-like, but its actually a trademark! I am right that Linux BSD Solaris AIX HP-UX IRIX Ultrix etc are termed as derivatives. Linux also has SEVERAL derivatives, such as RedHat Suse Ubuntu Debian CentOS .... which are all based on the GNU Linux kernel. Linux is the main unix-like system for Intel/AMD based computers (what you would call a PC), whereas the others tend to mainly run on other types of computer (servers or mainframe-class computers). I run Solaris and Suse on my PC and my servers. When I boot the PC in Solaris or Suse mode, I cannot run Windows as a whole* but can access windows FORMATTED disks, and can run some Windows programs in an emulator called wine. Although I never use wine because Suse and Solaris have all the programs I need (esp. OpenOffice). * Actually I can with VMWare. On my laptop I run Windows XP and then I run a program called VMWare which allows me to simultaneously run CentOs. My Acer 5672WLMi is able to do web browsing and downloads under Windows XP, at the same time as running an Asterisk telephone exchange under CentOs which is handling a 3-way conference call between my me, my wife and my mum. It does all this over Wifi and I haven't noticed it slowing down yet.Wow thats perfect. Thank you. I do have 1 more question though. I have heard that trying to learn how to program using microsoft is like "trying to danc in a BODY cast" hehehe. What other programs would allow me to easier learn to program?I think you need to be more specific. Exactly what type of programming or what progamming language are you wanting to learn? umm well I already know HTML and XHTML and Im going to start on Python and then Perl and eventually C or C++.Quote umm well I already know HTML and XHTML and Im going to start on Python and then Perl and eventually C or C++.i would recommend you to start with C/C++. After you think you are good enough, then go for other higher level languages like Perl/Python, etc...For my money, javascript and PHP are amongst the easiest languages to learn. If the OP's intentions are web-orientated, then there's probably no need to get down and dirty with the horrors of C!! Quote For my money, javascript and PHP are amongst the easiest languages to learn. If the OP's intentions are web-orientated, then there's probably no need to get down and dirty with the horrors of C!!True, although I too do not like to program in C, but can't deny the fact that its what makes every other things possible. you know what i mean :-)Quote can't deny the fact that its what makes every other things possible. you know what i mean :-)Agreed. Although I do hear that there still exist some heavily bearded FELLOWS who program LARGELY in assembly language. And some even more heavily bearded, extremely pasty, secretive, nocturnal, and almost never seen individuals that prefer the rigours of machine code! |
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