Re: Unix Training needed - where to get it?

"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:<2N2m9.43497$g9.124648_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
> Just remember two things:
>
> 1. It's case-sensitive: CD is not the same as cd
> 2. The slashes are all the wrong way around
>
> (That should annoy all the Unix users ;-)

No, the slashes are right, they're just slashes, who ever hard of something like backslash. :-)

> Oh, also remember: it's a nightmare.

Working nightmare. Big difference from not-working nightmare sometimes called Windows.

> Seriously: I'm not sure whether you are saying 'will Oracle be any different
> on a Unix box' (answer: no, except that it will work properly). Or are you
> saying 'how do I get up to speed with Unix'?
>
> If it's the latter, I'd suggest getting Linux installed on your home PC. You
> will hate it, but it's a reasonable approximation to a 'proper' Unix system,
> and gives you plenty of scope for dabbling and experimentation. And Linux
> dual-boots with Windows beautifully.

Yes, Linux is great to feel an unlimited power of command line interface. And as database server is also very easy with smooth learning curve. Problems can be with desktop applications and some advanced networking ("some future version of my program will support configuration files. However, right now absence of these is not a big problem, I'm including C and Python sources, just edit the lines between /*HACK*/ and /*COMMENTS WILL BE INCLUDED LATER*/". :-)

> If madness strikes, as it has here, you can install Red Hat, SuSe, Mandrake,
> FreeBSD and even Solaris for Intel. All in multiple virtual machines, yet
> your base Windows install is left untouched. All you need is around 4-6Gb of
> free disk space for each VM.

I would not recommend Solaris for Intel, because Oracle ceased to develop for this platform. So If that guy needs to experiment with 9i he can't use this.
I'm usually using RedHat, it is a nice distribution with a very few serious problems, SuSe is also good for Oracling, Mandrake I do not know, FreeBSD is great, but for UNIX beginner *VERY* difficult.

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