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Retool your Linux skills for commercial UNIX

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Level: Intermediate

Martin Brown (mc@mcslp.com), Freelance Writer, Author

30 Mar 2006

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Examine how to best migrate your Linux® skills to take advantage of AIX® and Solaris. Linux is all the rage, but what if you have experience in Linux and need to apply it to a commercial UNIX® environment? UNIX and Linux are similar, and many of the same principles exist; there is a shell, root is still all powerful, and many of the tools and applications are the same. But how do you cope with understanding the nuances and differences?

In this tutorial

  • Understanding the Linux and UNIX relationship

  • Similarities and familiar principles

  • Booting UNIX

  • Basic administration tools and environments

Prerequisites

While no specific tools are needed to follow along with this tutorial, some familiarity with Linux and UNIX is recommended.


System requirements

None.



Duration

2 hours


Formats

html, pdf


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