UNIX Refresher

[xux42]

Hi

I'm in with a shout for a role that fits my skills really well apart from Unix. So could anyone please point me in the direction of a Unix system/emulator that I can run on XP SP3 and some free online refresher courses?

The only Unix I have is a little Solaris c1999 and HPUX 11 in 2000.
Unfortunately I don't yet know the Client's Unix flavour.

Fortunately I don't need to develop on Unix, just work with programs & data on Unix being ported to Windows servers.

Thanks

[DaveB]

Cygwin is probably your best bet if you dont have a machine available to drop a Unix varient onto.

If you do have a machine spare Solaris is available as a free download along with any number of flavours of linux

[b0redom]

Get a copy of VirtualBox. You can then install any Intel based distribution.

You'll probably find if it's Linux, you'll be working on RedHat Enterprise. That being the case you should download and install CentOS. It's the 'free' version of RedHat Enterprise.

You can also install Solaris in VMWare. If it's another (non Linux) *IX variant AIX/HPUX etc you're out of luck.

Oh and I'd avoid Cygwin if you're looking for a 'real' UNIX environment.

[Platypus]

Oh and I'd avoid Cygwin if you're looking for a 'real' UNIX environment.

seconded

[xux42]

Get a copy of VirtualBox. You can then install any Intel based distribution.

You'll probably find if it's Linux, you'll be working on RedHat Enterprise. That being the case you should download and install CentOS. It's the 'free' version of RedHat Enterprise.

You can also install Solaris in VMWare. If it's another (non Linux) *IX variant AIX/HPUX etc you're out of luck.

Oh and I'd avoid Cygwin if you're looking for a 'real' UNIX environment.

Thanks for the rapid reponses on envt. Any ideas on refresher/intermediate free online training?
Thanks

[The Wikir Man]

You can also install Solaris in VMWare. If it's another (non Linux) *IX variant AIX/HPUX etc you're out of luck.

WHS - I'd use VMWare and stick either Solaris on there or Linux. IIRC, Oracle Enterprise Linux is free and based on Red Hat, or go with any of the flavours of ubuntu. Quick and simple to set up and then you can play away.

You could try to find out what version they are on - ask the agent to see. Explain that you know that there are different variants out there, and you want to see whether your existing knowledge of Solaris is good enough to work with their system.

Assuming the message gets to the client, and the agent doesn't garble it, it may even play into your favour, if you are seen to be making sure that you can work their system.

[Churchill]

Thanks for the rapid reponses on envt. Any ideas on refresher/intermediate free online training?
Thanks

You can get online training and a degree from these guys...

www.BobsYerManFerTraining.in

[stek]

Don't forget to learn vi, the only true gauge of Unix skills!

:wq!

[Churchill]

Thanks for the rapid reponses on envt. Any ideas on refresher/intermediate free online training?
Thanks

What do you want to do with the OS?

Start stop processes?

Change file attributes?

Create command files?

Write some cmd utilities/full blown applications?

[lightng]

Unix holy trinity...

awk/nawk

sed

grep