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Hi,
I have experience in using windows operating system, but if I want to learn Linux or Unix shell scripting by my own , How can I do that? Could I able to install these software on windows or not? or I need to buy new orperating system(Linux or Unix)?
Any help would be appreciated? Thanks in advance.
I have experience in using windows operating system, but if I want to learn Linux or Unix shell scripting by my own , How can I do that? Could I able to install these software on windows or not? or I need to buy new orperating system(Linux or Unix)?
Any help would be appreciated? Thanks in advance.
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Well, I've never heard of XP Personal Edition... There's XP Professional and XP Home... but that is not relevent.
Microsoft doesn't block you from downloading anything... but you will need to burn the ISO image properly on a CD (unless you use Virtual PC or VMWare, that can mount ISO images as if they were in CD-ROM drives).
Info on burning ISO images: http://iso.snoekonline.com/iso.htm
Now, I'll repeat myself:
Solaris, a version of Unix, is free so you can download that.
MOST versions of linux are also free. You can download them by picking the one you'd like to use at www.distrowatch.org. Most are fairly similar, but each distro comes with it's own unique collection of software (most of the software will run under other distros, but may not come with them)
In my opinion, the best way to learn is to start out using a live CD (which is a version of linux that runs ENTIRELY off the CD - nothing to install). One of the most popular versions of linux that runs this way is Knoppix - www.knoppix.net - there are also well over 100 other distributions and the more commonly recommended include Ubuntu (www.unbuntu.org) and Suse.
If you're ready to install, then I would suggest you get yourself a copy of Virtual PC or VMware (both are free now) and then you can create a VIRTUAL computer within Windows that can Run Linux.
Microsoft doesn't block you from downloading anything... but you will need to burn the ISO image properly on a CD (unless you use Virtual PC or VMWare, that can mount ISO images as if they were in CD-ROM drives).
Info on burning ISO images: http://iso.snoekonline.com/iso.htm
Now, I'll repeat myself:
Solaris, a version of Unix, is free so you can download that.
MOST versions of linux are also free. You can download them by picking the one you'd like to use at www.distrowatch.org. Most are fairly similar, but each distro comes with it's own unique collection of software (most of the software will run under other distros, but may not come with them)
In my opinion, the best way to learn is to start out using a live CD (which is a version of linux that runs ENTIRELY off the CD - nothing to install). One of the most popular versions of linux that runs this way is Knoppix - www.knoppix.net - there are also well over 100 other distributions and the more commonly recommended include Ubuntu (www.unbuntu.org) and Suse.
If you're ready to install, then I would suggest you get yourself a copy of Virtual PC or VMware (both are free now) and then you can create a VIRTUAL computer within Windows that can Run Linux.
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Thanks leew.
sorry for the mistake, It is a XP home edition.
Thanks for your help.
sorry for the mistake, It is a XP home edition.
Thanks for your help.
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VMWare player is free and has unlimited usage.
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Yes vmware PLAYER is free but you can't create your own os in just player you need to download a f.x vmware workstation.
Yes vmware PLAYER is free but you can't create your own os in just player you need to download a f.x vmware workstation.
Yes, but there is really no need to download a 30-day workstation trial if you can get the player for free, especially when all you want to to is try out software or practice installs. If you want to create a complete home os environment, then running a vwware workstation is pretty silly anyway, since you can just do a real install on your primary or a secondary harddrive.
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I have Windows xp (personal edition) at my home, still can I download Linux or Unix?
Thanks in advance.