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I need to install a VM of an operating systems that is not based on Linux/Unix, Windows or Mac.
I tried to use NetBSD and FreeBSD, but both seem to be too simple, since I need to run applications and write something about the system's characteristics (like, if it's a time sharing, distributed or network system and run some commands on its terminal to see basic system properties).
Is there a good OS, not based in Linux (like BSD) that has a simple installation and it's easy to use (preferably with a "graphics package" and not just terminal, since I need to run applications)?
Feel free to ask for more details and thanks in advance for all the answers.
I would suggest looking into Haiku OS, a direct descendent of BeOS. It has many interesting features:
A micro-kernel implemented entirely in C++
Very elegant API design
A filesystem with a clear metadata structure
Plenty of opportunities for developers to collaborate and learn
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I'n looking to download a linux distro that has nothing but a terminal, simply boot up the machine into a console/terminal that runs sh/bash.
I want it to test some shell script and I really don't need a desktop environment because I want it to perform as best as possible.
If anyone knows anything like this let me know thanks!
I tried to look it up on google and YT and all I find is some lightweight distributions but with desktops.
I recommend you Arch Linux. It's a lightweight and DIY distro. You don't need a desktop environment to install it on your system
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I was just wondering if you can recommend me a Linux OS for my Samsung 900x laptop. I just want to familiarize myself with the Linux OS and I know companies like people who uses Linux. Thanks!
you should ask this kind of questions in linux forums.
depending on your hardware and knowledge level you can choose a distro to use.
for example if you want to just use your OS out of the box, you can use distributions like Linux Mint and Ubuntu.
I recommend you to try a live linux disk like Knoppix which has some Desktop environments installed.
then you can choose what Desktop you like (Gnome shell, KDE, xfce,...)
and if you ever wanted to install linux on hard disk, you at least know what you want.
good luck and welcome to GNU/Linux world!
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What programing language would I have to learn to build software that can help me monitor the power(or water) usage in my house ? And not only that, I also want to be able to connect to my alarm sistem remotly, to see if it's working, to be able to check my smoke detectors, or to get acces to a live feed of my security cameras. I know there already is software that does all these things, but I want to learn to do it on my own.
I know linux is a must, but what programing language can interact with the data I can get from the sensors on these things ?
I wouldn't dare to recommend Perl to anyone, especially not to beginners.
Python, o.t.o.h., is becoming really wide-spread today and is a good starting point for programming.
The Raspberry Pi for example is well suited for home automation/monitoring tasks, comes with Python & tools installed and there are plenty of Python libraries for common hardware/sensor access.
Perl seems very suitable for this kind of things, but python, ruby too, and why not PHP.
Maybe using only shell scripting like bash and some external tools are sufficient.
It depends of the need of modules for your sensors.
For perl, CPAN repository have tons of modules for a huge variety of tasks/API/protocols.
A good start: modernperlbooks.com
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Are there open source Linux cluster project available? Could someone point me to the web link?
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Most information you seem to require can be found here.
MOSIX
Beowulf
Linux HA
There's this Pelican HPC livecd, which uses MPI. The livecd approach makes it easy to try out things without breakage.
Oh it also features easy install on networked PCs by booting via PXE over the network.
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I'm looking for a tool that's able to create "setup" packages for Linux, just like the Windows install creators do (NSIS, InstallShield, etc.). I want it to be able to present a graphical interface to the user (or ncurses based), where he can select some options and install the package.
Any ideas of such a tool? I'm aware of autopackage, but it's not exactly what I want. It focuses mostly on correctly installing the software, I want something that focuses on creating an installer that's able to copy files, edit, run scripts, etc.
One option could be loki setup. It supports curses and gtk based setup programs. A few installer generators are cross-platform, relying on the presence of a JVM, like VAInstall. Commercial offerings include InstallAnywhere.
There isn't one.
Installing software on linux/bsd is, usually, done by the package management system. What this package management system is depends on the linux distribution or bsd variant.
Making a package for a distribution is usually done by the distribution themselves. Mostly because they are teo many to for developers to support.
So you don't package it, let them do it.
Unless the source isn't freely distributed, then pick the distribution(s) your (potential) users are using.
Use InstallBuilder 9. It seems awesome.