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Trying to port my Linux experience to Solaris 10 makes my brain bleed some days. I'd recommend, and this is probably too onerous for the original poster, installing OpenSolaris in a virtual machine if the installation route seems viable. The differences between Solaris (or #@$%@# Solaris!, as we affectionately call it) and Linux are pretty great. However, installing a distro inside VirtualBox is probably a little more advanced than the OP may be prepared for. Jim > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:02:39 +0100 > From: Tim Hodson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Unix training options? > > As most linux distros and unix systems share a common history, many > commands are similar but have more or less options. If you want to > experiment with linux distro's, I can recommend trying out VirtualBox > [1] , which is now distributed by sun. It is free for non-comercial > use (teaching yourself sounds non commercial to me), and gives you a > chance to try installing several operating systems without having to > worry about trashing your existing (host) system. > > In terms of the absolute basics for moving round the system and seeing > what is going on, I would recommend the following commands > > bash - use a bash shell which has handy command history and command > completion with the tab key > cd - change directory > ls - list the contents of a direcory > vi - to read, create and edit files. > less - view even very big files easily, and uses standard vi commands > to navigate > > The easiest way to learn is through doing, playing and making > mistakes. - and being forced to learn because you HAVE to do something > is a great catalyst to knew knowledge. :) > > Tim > informationtakesover.co.uk > colourphon.co.uk > > [1] http://www.virtualbox.org/ -- ------------------------------- Jim Tuttle Geospatial Data Librarian NCSU Libraries, Box 7111 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7111 [log in to unmask] (919)513-0651 Phone (919)515-3031 Fax