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- adjective Said of a computer operating system that behaves closely to
Unix . Often used to describe systems which do not qualify for use of the Unix trademark. - adjective Said of a computer program having design principles consistent with those of Unix
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The application boasts similar features to most of the rest, like download scheduling and remote control, but also has nice integration with OS X, including Dock and Growl notifications and built-in Quick Look. rTorrent (* nix) rTorrent is a text-based BitTorrent client that runs on Linux and Unix-like systems.
Five Best BitTorrent Applications | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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[4] The term Linux is often used as a generic term for Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel.
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Its core, named Darwin, is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system built on top of the XNU kernel, with standard Unix facilities available from the command line interface.
Microsoft may try to squeeze the Apple William "Papa" Meloney 2007
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Its core, named Darwin, is a free and open source, Unix-like operating system built on top of the XNU kernel, with standard Unix facilities available from the command line interface.
Archive 2007-05-13 William "Papa" Meloney 2007
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For those not familiar with free software, Linux is a "Unix-like" operating system, based on the Linux kernel written by Linus Torvalds who currently resides in the heart of the Pacific Northwest - Portland, Oregon.
Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" now available for your enjoyment 2009
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It is widely used not only on Unix-like operating systems but also in many other computing systems.
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He's built a simple kernel for a Unix-like operating system that runs on an Intel 386 processor, and he wants to develop it further.
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While these 10 commands are generic and applicable on all systems with a Unix-like terminal, Mac OS X offers a few Mac-specific tools.
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Shell-lovers are going to flip for this one: Goosh.org, which bills itself “the unofficial google shell,” puts a Unix-like command line interface to Google on a web page using the magic of Ajax.
Goosh.org Unix-like Google Command Line | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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Firefox runs on various versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and many other Unix-like operating systems.
Tool - web browser FireFox Zen Tiger 2008
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