Where to download and install unix?

want to download, burn CD and install unix. New at this, and need open source site.

Where to download and install unix?
A couple of free distributions (of Linux) I recommend are:





1) SimplyMEPIS





Very nice and easy to install.





2) openSuSe (pronounced Sue'Sah)





This one also has a "Live" version, meaning you can actually run it from the CD without installing it to see if you like it.
Reply:google it.





Look for RedHat Linux





Linux is close enough to Unix that 99% of Unix programs run in it... and its free.
Reply:It depends on the linux distribution you want to use.


Check here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distr...
Reply:www.ubuntu.org


free, simple, enjoy
Reply:http://www.ubuntu.com/





http://www.centos.org/





http://distrowatch.com/





For starters, there are many flavors of free unix downloads but I tend to use the CentOS because it is basically Redhat without the licensing fees and what my employer prefers. Basically 99.9% of rpm's that will run on Redhat will also run on CentOS and all of the troubleshooting documents related to Redhat apply to CentOS as well. But they are all good!!! so try a few and see which you like best. Maybe you're adventurous and want to run more than one flavor on a single box, in that case check out the open source version of Xen....


And if you want true Unix on an i386 I do believe that Sun has open sourced it's Intel version of Solaris but you would have to confirm that by looking on www.sun.com
Reply:Try linux.org. They list almost all if not all distros available. Do some research before picking a distro so you can download one that most meets your needs.
Reply:Try this site www.download.com and search your desired software!
Reply:Just type in "unix" in your search bar, then look for "download unix".
Reply:Duh, On your computer.
Reply:Unix isn't free or open source.





Linux, on the other hand, is and a number of distributions are available. Most people start with Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat.