It just happened that I started working on a Linux machine again. This time my computer at work it’s neither running openSUSE nor RedHat: it’s nothing less than the probably most popular Linux distribution out there, Ubuntu.
I have to admit that I really liked the spare and maybe a little bit outdated design of the openSUSE and RedHat, where Ubuntu looks much more contemporary with a propensity for an almost shoddy design – I am talking about the so-called “Unity” design. I almost called it an audacious copy of Mac OS X.
Ubuntu Unity Desktop
(Screenshot from http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/en/#browse-files)
My Mac OS X Desktop
On the other hand, I don’t care that much about the design, since I am using the terminal (shell) 99% of the time anyways.
Enough lamenting: I am posting this article, because I found a really awesome Unix tutorial today: http://www.mhpcc.edu/training/vitecbids/UnixIntro/UnixIntro.html. I know, there are thousands of books on Linux and Unix out there. But hey, If you are using a free operating system, maybe you want a really good tutorial that comes for free, too!?
For the Mac OS X Users
This little lecture is particularly recommendable for Mac OS users who really want to understand how their operating system works. Yes, Linux and Mac OS X are pretty similar behind the facade. Mac OS is built on Unix and “Linux is a Unix clone written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the Net. It aims towards POSIX compliance.” (Official Linux kernel README file)
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I’m a teacher at a high school that does senior project. A senior wanted to build a computer for his product. Products are supposed to take 20 hours to complete, so I told him not only does he have to build it but he has to make it a replica of our school computers (different log-ins for different types of users, similar software packages) but by using Ubuntu. I’m going to pass this blog on to him.
Thanks for the comment Kurt. That sounds like an interesting project! Btw. have you heard of the Raspberry Pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org)? It’s a small computer with an ARM processor for $35, it’s especially designed for such purposes: Learning and exploring how computer work! You can run Linux on it, and it also has basically everything you/he might need (USB plugs, internet, monitor plug etc.)
I have but I haven’t got to play with one yet. A student of mine (a future computer scientist if he can keep his head on straight) brought one to school one day. It is really cool.