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HI,
i'm newbiez. I wish to learn unix but what's the different between unix and linux? Can someone recommend me a good book or website so that i can learn from there? thanks in advance.

hope to receive reply from you.

thanks.
 
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Unix is a product of AT&T Bell Labs, currently owned by The Open Group. Linux, a term trademarked by it's original author Linus Torvalds, is a UNIX-like kernel intended to be fast, stable, and free.
There's no shortage of information on the web about Linux. You can download a bootable cd and get started playing around without installing anything.
Other options include Cygwin, a windows port of many Unix tools, and vmware, which allows you to run other OS's without leaving your familiar Windows desktop (VMWare Player is a $0 product).
 
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You are so helpful. Thanks for your information.
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You are so helpful. Thanks for your information.
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