Q. I am new to UNIX Operating System and am interested to know what version of it is the best one to use on a Dell 4100?
Whats the difference from Linux and UNIX?
Is one any better then the other? If so why?
What are the links to the best web sights to down load Linux of UNIX?
Any other info regarding this topic would be fine.
Whats the difference from Linux and UNIX?
Is one any better then the other? If so why?
What are the links to the best web sights to down load Linux of UNIX?
Any other info regarding this topic would be fine.
A. UNIX is a specification. There are many "UNIX" operating systems, such as Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Mac OS X. Linux is an operating system kernel that implements most or all of the features of UNIX but is not certified as such.
When it comes to running UNIX on generic hardware, you're pretty much limited to Solaris. All other forms of UNIX have specific hardware platforms. Solaris may run on your system if you have maxed out the RAM, although it may still be slow.
Linux supports a wider variety of hardware, is free, and can be tailored to almost any systems specs. As such, I would generally say it is "better", unless there is some specific application that won't run on Linux, or your goal specifically is to learn UNIX administration. The command line tools provided with most Linux distros aren't strictly POSIX compliant and will work slightly differently than the standard UNIX ones.
Downloads:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocomen - Solaris
http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu
http://xubuntu.org/ - Xubuntu (may run faster on your system)
http://www.centos.org/ - CentOS (based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, an Enterprise-grade Linux distro)
http://www.debian.org/ - Debian (my personal favorite)
When it comes to running UNIX on generic hardware, you're pretty much limited to Solaris. All other forms of UNIX have specific hardware platforms. Solaris may run on your system if you have maxed out the RAM, although it may still be slow.
Linux supports a wider variety of hardware, is free, and can be tailored to almost any systems specs. As such, I would generally say it is "better", unless there is some specific application that won't run on Linux, or your goal specifically is to learn UNIX administration. The command line tools provided with most Linux distros aren't strictly POSIX compliant and will work slightly differently than the standard UNIX ones.
Downloads:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocomen - Solaris
http://www.ubuntu.com/ - Ubuntu
http://xubuntu.org/ - Xubuntu (may run faster on your system)
http://www.centos.org/ - CentOS (based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, an Enterprise-grade Linux distro)
http://www.debian.org/ - Debian (my personal favorite)
Planning to shift from Windows to Linux?
Q. Hmmm.. Okay i have decided to change my OS from windows to any linux based OS which is better fedora or ubuntu or red hat or anything else?
Meow should i know all the terminal commands?
Meow should i know all the terminal commands?
A. You can use terminal commands just like you can in Windows, but there is no need. There are many Linux users out there that will give you directions how to do something via the terminal, the terminal can be a very powerful way to modify your system, but leave it up to the nerds to do that, you & I should just stick to clicking on things to make things work, its much easier.
Ubuntu will have a new version coming out in April, so if you can wait for it, you should, because it will be supported for 5 years, while the current version will only be supported for about 1 more year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)#Releases
The most popular versions of Linux (therefore the most supported) are Linux Mint & Ubuntu.
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
Linux Mint comes will all codecs pre-installed which means you can play DVDs without any additional configuration after you install it. However, I choose to go with Ubuntu because Linux Mint is actually Ubuntu customized, for example, Mint comes with all the codecs, but from my experience, I just find Ubuntu more stable.
Live CDs are slow & kind of junk, I highly recommend using a Live USB stick, it is much faster. Follow the directions on the download page how to use a USB instead of a CD
Ubuntu will have a new version coming out in April, so if you can wait for it, you should, because it will be supported for 5 years, while the current version will only be supported for about 1 more year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)#Releases
The most popular versions of Linux (therefore the most supported) are Linux Mint & Ubuntu.
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
Linux Mint comes will all codecs pre-installed which means you can play DVDs without any additional configuration after you install it. However, I choose to go with Ubuntu because Linux Mint is actually Ubuntu customized, for example, Mint comes with all the codecs, but from my experience, I just find Ubuntu more stable.
Live CDs are slow & kind of junk, I highly recommend using a Live USB stick, it is much faster. Follow the directions on the download page how to use a USB instead of a CD
Are there any good free art programs for mac?
Q. I have a powerbook G4 mac (crap, i know..) and i need a good art program. I don't want to use GIMP again because it wasn't running very well on my computer (took a very long time to pull up) so are there any good art programs that i can use for mac?
I would think something else would because maybe my year of mac and gimp just weren't compatible O_o
I would think something else would because maybe my year of mac and gimp just weren't compatible O_o
A. No you don't have a crap system hardware wise but you do have a crap operating system, All that can be changed if your inclined to move on from what your using and bring your operating system up to date November 2011
There are a dozen free operating far superior to what your using now that will run on your old power Mac G4 system and Gimp will run twice as fast
Debian of the power PC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian
FreeBSD which is up to date relesed yesterday 25 November 2011 can't get any more upto date than that now can you
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=freebsd
Gentoo Linux for the powerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gentoo
Red Hat Linux for the PowerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=redhat
Frugalware Linux For the powerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=frugalware
OpenBSD of the Mac
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd
Yellow Dog Linux for the PowerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=yellowdog
So you see your far from stuck when it comes to Alternative up to date operating systems and Free software because there are over 320,200 packages available for downloading Everything and anything you might want or need here
http://sourceforge.net
There are a dozen free operating far superior to what your using now that will run on your old power Mac G4 system and Gimp will run twice as fast
Debian of the power PC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian
FreeBSD which is up to date relesed yesterday 25 November 2011 can't get any more upto date than that now can you
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=freebsd
Gentoo Linux for the powerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gentoo
Red Hat Linux for the PowerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=redhat
Frugalware Linux For the powerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=frugalware
OpenBSD of the Mac
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openbsd
Yellow Dog Linux for the PowerPC
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=yellowdog
So you see your far from stuck when it comes to Alternative up to date operating systems and Free software because there are over 320,200 packages available for downloading Everything and anything you might want or need here
http://sourceforge.net
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