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Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969.

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Any basic difference between Unix and Linux in design and other aspects?

A "Unix like" system may be fully compliant with the Single UNIX Specification, the collective name of standards for what qualifies as a Unix system, but at the same time Unix is a registered trademark … GNU stands for "GNU's not Unix", as Stallman's intentions were to build a Unix compatible system that would be free, and in order to do that it should contain no Unix code, as Unix is proprietary. …
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What are the options for setting up a UNIX environment to learn C using Kernighan and Richie...

If you really don't want to move to Linux, or continue using Linux on a virtual machine, you could give Cygwin a try. It's: a collection of tools which provide a Linux look and feel environment for …
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