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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on October 08, 2003, 07:42:37 pm

Title: Unix Emulators?
Post by: Kosh on October 08, 2003, 07:42:37 pm

Does anyone know of a freeware Unix emulator for windows? I would like to have one so I can experinment with the commands without having to go to the labs.

Title: Unix Emulators?
Post by: Kamikaze on October 08, 2003, 07:54:50 pm

Try cygwin.

Title: Unix Emulators?
Post by: mikhael on October 08, 2003, 08:56:00 pm

Cygwin is a poor emulator for giving someone the proper "feel" of a Unix like system.

download a Knoppix ISO or Gnoppix ISO and burn yourself a bootable Linux-on-a-CD. That way you get to try the real thing without having to repartion or whatever.

Title: Unix Emulators?
Post by: Admiral LSD on October 08, 2003, 10:35:33 pm

http://www.vmware.com/

It's a great product but pricey as all hell though...

Title: Re: Unix Emulators?
Post by: kode on October 09, 2003, 06:49:47 am

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Originally posted by Kosh
Does anyone know of a freeware Unix emulator for windows? I would like to have one so I can experinment with the commands without having to go to the labs.

you can't ssh there?

Title: Unix Emulators?
Post by: Kosh on October 09, 2003, 11:54:33 pm

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you can't ssh there?

I don't know how. Besides, what if I'm in a location where I can't get internet or network access? Then it wouldn't matter if I knew how to or not.

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It's a great product but pricey as all hell though...

Hehe, I'm a poor college kid. Having money is a fantasy of mine....


I'll look into Knoppix. Thanks.