Shells

akevin · 03-27-2009, 08:13 PM

Hi... my friend informed me that whichever operating system i am running i can download a free UNIX shell from net... is it really possible??? I did not believe him.. but he is going on stressing on me clarifying the doubt....can anyone help????

**wmorri** · 03-27-2009, 08:47 PM

Hi,

What OS(s) are you running? All linux distros have a terminal program, so you are set there. I am also wondering which shell your friend is talking about because there are different ones.

Cheers!

akevin · 03-28-2009, 12:40 PM

Hi.. i am running XP currently.. he says that what ever OS we are running we can download a UNIX shell!!! i cant believe him and thus posed the question here...

shuuhen · 03-28-2009, 04:04 PM

What exactly did your friend mean by Unix shell? A shell like zsh, bash or tcsh would not directly run on a Windows system. For the shell to run on a Windows system, you would need some emulation/virtualization type of software running. Most other desktop operating systems I know of are Unix-likes, so they not only could run the shell, but would already have one or more shells installed. Windows can use a fake Unix-like environment called Cygwin, but it's kind of a last resort if you're looking for a Unix-like environment. I prefer to either directly run a Unix-like operating system (Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc), or if that is not an option to virtualize one.

akevin · 03-29-2009, 08:50 AM

Oh fine friend... i think that friend of mine lost his head... thanks for your advice and will convey him what you said dude!!!! thanks a lot...

03-27-2009, 08:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
akevin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 20 OS: xp	Shells Hi... my friend informed me that whichever operating system i am running i can download a free UNIX shell from net... is it really possible??? I did not believe him.. but he is going on stressing on me clarifying the doubt....can anyone help????

03-27-2009, 08:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,711 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: Shells Hi, What OS(s) are you running? All linux distros have a terminal program, so you are set there. I am also wondering which shell your friend is talking about because there are different ones. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

03-28-2009, 12:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
akevin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 20 OS: xp	Re: Shells Hi.. i am running XP currently.. he says that what ever OS we are running we can download a UNIX shell!!! i cant believe him and thus posed the question here...

03-28-2009, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 980 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: Shells What exactly did your friend mean by Unix shell? A shell like zsh, bash or tcsh would not directly run on a Windows system. For the shell to run on a Windows system, you would need some emulation/virtualization type of software running. Most other desktop operating systems I know of are Unix-likes, so they not only could run the shell, but would already have one or more shells installed. Windows can use a fake Unix-like environment called Cygwin, but it's kind of a last resort if you're looking for a Unix-like environment. I prefer to either directly run a Unix-like operating system (Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc), or if that is not an option to virtualize one. __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

03-29-2009, 08:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
akevin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 20 OS: xp	Re: Shells Oh fine friend... i think that friend of mine lost his head... thanks for your advice and will convey him what you said dude!!!! thanks a lot...