Learning Unix

Beerbaron · 16 Jan 2009 at 11:30

This week my uni application to study MSc Computer Forensics was accepted

As part of the course i will be learning to use Unix, no idea which version. As i have never used Unix before and have until Oct before the course starts i thought i would start early.

What/where is the best way for a unix n00b to start?

Thanks

Beerbaron · 16 Jan 2009 at 12:07

Thanks for your replies.

I have ubuntu on my shuttle (spare pc) which i have used briefly over the last couple of months.

I think it will be Unix i will be using not Linux.

Solaris is what i was looking at. I assume i can just download it like certain versions of Linux.

http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp

Beerbaron · 16 Jan 2009 at 12:34

It might be worth me getting an idiots guide and starting with the basics and then playing with different versions

Beerbaron · 16 Jan 2009 at 13:53

I have just fired off an email to my course leader to find out. This stuff should keep me busy for now

Are there a lot of Unix users on ocuk?