Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 02:06:18 -0600 From: "Victor R. Cardona" <vcardona@home.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: About Unix Message-ID: <20010307020618.A27029@marx.marvic.chum> In-Reply-To: <F100947FR7mOuf0fLCB0000141e@hotmail.com>; from stmfnman@hotmail.com on Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 08:17:57PM -0600 References: <F100947FR7mOuf0fLCB0000141e@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 08:17:57PM -0600, Super Saijin wrote:
> Ok, I just read a million tutorials. I feel very VERY stupid now. What is
> Unix. (A newb explenation please). How do I run unix? Is FreeBSD entirely
> Unix? what makes it Unix? How does Unix work? what is a kernel? what is a
> shell? Please please please do not send me to a tutorial page. I would like
> support from someone not pre fabricated hoopla. Thank you for your time.
UNIX is an operating system.
You can run UNIX by installing a version of UNIX on your computer.
FreeBSD is a variant of UNIX.
It is a UNIX variant, because of its history, and its design. It traces
its lineage back to the original UNIX code base
It works just like any other operating system. It works better than
some.
A kernel is the heart of an operating system. It handles the hardware on
a computer.
A shell is an interface to the operating system. It provides certain
commands and scripting capabilities.
- v
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Victor R. Cardona
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