What flavour of Unix would you recommend? I have an extra HD and I was thinking about Linux or Sun OS since both are free… Its been a loooooong time since I worked with Unix!!! been out of touch and don’t know much… Please let me know why a certain flavour is better then the other.
Thanks
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I second that question :)
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For desktop, try FreeBSD.
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gentoo, freebsd, solaris.
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Umm .. Red HAt 9
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If you want easy desktop based Linux then use Mandrake, now Mandriva (not bad for server either), otherwise use Fedora Core 3. If you want hard time & challanging one then go for Slackware.
BSD (is the Unix not Linux) is good but not for desktop, though people dont mind it as desktop but I'd advise a web or FTP server as BSD (free or Open) I am not much fond off NetBSD.
Solaris on intel is not that great, I have been using Solaris 10 (Intel) for few months & now seriously thinking of replacing with some Linux flavour. I would choose Mandrake (Mandriva) so that my younger brother can learn some Linux/Unix too.
Red Hat 9 is old & unsupported. It doesn't have many drivers for new hardware, I'd recommend FC3 instead. RedHat 9 (Shrike) is definately a NO NO.
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If you really want to go for Solaris, get a Sparc based machines, used Ultra 5 are now available for Euro 50 per piece on auction sites.
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why not start with something that you have already worked on, I mean it might give you the taste of it and proly help u understand it better. Then go for something else. I would recommend Redhat or Suse, cuz i have worked on it. And its been a long time for me too, but if I would want to get into it again, the best thing would be to start from scratch. Upto you though :)
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the best distro out there with no doubt at all is Ubuntu. www.ubuntulinux.org
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solaris as mentioned is not very good on x86. Where it excels is on sparcs ofcourse and handling multipule cpu's. Have a good look at Gentoo. It please lazy idiots like me. Spend some time setting it up then chilling ever since with the portage system. I believe Debin has a simillar mechanism.
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Oye PD, pehle MySQL tho install karo na!!
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if it was upto me to decide your fate.. i would make u download the original linus trovalts (sp?) kernel that he wrote with two original unix’ kernels in mind.. and develop the operating system around that kernel personally.. it would fit under 10mb, would have ascii arts (no gui) and would be using 98% of a p2 (/w mmx set) horsepower, instantly putting EVERY windows ever build, to shame..
perhaps its better its not upto me 
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lol 
har jagah mysql le ker pohanch jatay ho bhai yaar yahan pe unix kee baat ho rahee hai. Ker loongee, abhee pathan ka dimagh pori tarah se ghooma nahie hai 
kya samjhe beeru
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piddy esplain karo apun ko, yeh unix kya bala hegi?
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Punjabi bhai explain kero phele yeh esplain kya bala hai :p aap aur yeh motoo dada abba tofi baba na meree jaan le ker choro ge mujhe. dono mere sar dard ho. ab thread kharab na kero bachay kee madad kero :p
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I would say, if its your first time experimenting with Linux then play with Mandrake first and then move on to gentoo, red hat, freebsd etc later on.
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Use Darwin dude. Aik ticket mein do mazay!!