Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:56:46 -0600 From: Goblin <ahkbarr@yahoo.com> To: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> Cc: "Keyes, Randall" <randall.keyes@jnli.com>, "'questions@FreeBSD.org'" <questions@freebsd.org>, "'feedback@linux.com'" <feedback@linux.com> Subject: Re: I need to learn UNIX --- Free BSD or Linux? Message-ID: <20010111145646.A15548@msp-65-25-230-128.mn.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101111154000.36215-100000@earth.wnm.net>; from alex@wnm.net on Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 12:16:40PM -0600 References: <C791322F42A1D411ADA60008C786B646094E12@mail9.jacksonnational.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101111154000.36215-100000@earth.wnm.net>
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Hi all...
On 01/11, Alex Charalabidis rearranged the electrons to read:
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Keyes, Randall wrote:
>
> > I need to learn UNIX for my employer. I intend to do this at home. I have
> > an 18-gig hard drive that I intend to install Windows 2000 server on as the
> > primary OS. I would also like to dual boot with either Linux or FreeBSD to
> > learn UNIX.
> >
> > Questions:
> > 1. In reality, which OS is closer to AIX/Solaris/other System V in
> > administration commands?
>
> Differences in the command set are generally minor. You'll find Linux to
> be more System V-like. Of course I'd recommend FreeBSD for religious
> reasons, but you probably want Linux first.
The reasons for learning FreeBSD in preparation for commercial adminning
are more than religious. One in particular is that Vinum is closer to
Solaris's LVM (Veritas). Linux's LVM is very HP-UX like, but not as
functional, unless combigned with MD.
Linux, on the other hand, is more SysV like, and runs on a Sun. ;)
Bottom line, I suggest everyone get intimately familiar with both,
concurrently.
> > 2. Will your OS dual-boot with W2K Server?
> >
>
> Question should be whether Win2K will dual boot with them. :)
>
> Both can do it. In fact, it's perfectly possible to install all three.
Use GRUB and all will be grubbily perfect. Follow these steps:
Install W2K, use Partition Magic to smallify your W2K 'tition.
Install Mandrake Linux on some of the remaining space, using
grub as the boot manager in the boot sector. Don't use more
than two primary partitions for linux, or you won't have one
left for FBSD (Maybe SuSe has grub too.. I don't know. SuSe is
pretty damn good, though)
Install FBSD on the remaining space. (Can someone help me with
the booteasy considerations here? It's been a long while since
I installed the Free Beasty)
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