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looking for linux/unix operating system?
I don't have an idea about unix, linux. in my present semester have unix operating system (work in black screen with comands) but i could not found through internet. i have found only graphic versions. Yes i would like to know why its free and its histrory also.
5 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
1) You can open a terminal window in the graphical version. That will let you work with the command line.
2) Its free because the person who made the Linux kernel released it under GNU GPL License. For history go to
- 5 years ago
CP/M MP/M MSDOS PCDOS FreeDOS OS2 OS/4 - an IBM one used on as/400 and i series Windows 3 Windows 3.11 WFW Windows 95 Windows 95b Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows NT 3.5 Windows NT4 Windows NT4 TSE Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows 2000 server Windows XP Home Windows CE 1,2,3,4,5 Windows XPe Windows XP Pro Windows Vista - in all its glory Windows server 2003 Windows server 2008 Unix Linux Sun Solaris Risc Dartmouth Basic NOS OS/360
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The first part of your question has already been answered. As for the second part, go to Wikipedia and look up Unix.
- John OLv 41 decade ago
Load Ubuntu Server on your system. Otherwise, you can just install Ubuntu Desktop and hit Ctrl-Alt-F1 to exit the graphical environment. Or you can install Debian from source.
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