Linux vs unix

[amit88]

I have heard about the Linux. But I do not know about the unix.
Can you tell me about unix.
And I want to know that which is better.

[ShyguyXPC]

you've got to be shitting me?

you've never heard of Unix? just surprising to me that someone who seems to know a lot about Linux & which versions are good & how to do this & that in it etc etc, doesn't know about Unix.

considering Linux & other OS's are Unix like OS's.

Unix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[amit88]

Actually I have learn linux from my friend. So that I know about linux. But I never asked him about the unix. Now he is out of station. so that I have post our question here. please tell me about that.

[mankrikswife]

yes i'm curious about this as well. i know linux was made for the home user and unix is more used on larger scale systems with corporations. to add to this thread and not an attempt to hijack it in anyway, what is best to learn from an employers hiring point of view as well?

[theGlitch]

copied from the Linux wikipedia article:

"
Linux (commonly pronounced IPA: /ˈlɪnəks/ in English; variants exist[1]) is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL[2] and other free licenses.[citation needed]
Linux distributions are predominantly known for their use in servers, although they are installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from embedded devices and mobile phones to supercomputers,[3] and their popularity as a desktop/laptop operating system has been growing lately due to the rise of netbooks and the Ubuntu distribution of the operating system.[4][5]
The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The system's utilities and libraries usually come from the GNU operating system, announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman. The GNU contribution is the basis for the alternative name GNU/Linux."

In other words, Linux is based off of Unix. As far as learning Linux, start with a free distribution (I like Ubuntu). Many companies use Redhat or Fedora.

[RobRich]

Linux has similar userspace conventions to UNIX, along with both platforms generally being POSIX compliant. However, Linux is not UNIX.

Getting a step closer to UNIX is BSD, which descended from AT&T UNIX. However, to be entirely technical, modern BSD distributions like FreeBSD and OpenBSD are often considered "UNIX-like" platforms instead of actual UNIX operating systems.

If you are wanting a true UNIX operating system, you should be looking for along the lines of HP-UX, IRIX, Solaris, etc. In fact, Sun Microsystems offers a "free" version of Solaris for x86 systems, plus there is also the derivative OpenSolaris project.

[SeanC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mankrikswife

what is best to learn from an employers hiring point of view as well?

Any of the big unixes - IBM AIX, HP-UX or Sun Solaris would be good. It's not so much learning the Unix OS as it is learning the hardware that the vendors put under the Unix OS.

I'm learning IBM AIX on IBM P-Series Servers right now at work and its unlike anything I've used before.

[cunokyle]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

you've got to be shitting me?

you've never heard of Unix? just surprising to me that someone who seems to know a lot about Linux & which versions are good & how to do this & that in it etc etc, doesn't know about Unix.

considering Linux & other OS's are Unix like OS's.

Unix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I don't know crap about Unix either. I have used Mandrake, Mandriva, Redhat, Knoppix, SuSE, Gentoo, and a couple of other flavors of Linux, but am clueless about Unix.