Unix
Unix is a family of is a general-purpose, multi-user, interactive operating systems used on a wide variety of computers from mainframes to personal computers.
Unix is the operating system used on the UBUnix timesharing system and on the Wings web server. For more in-depth information, refer to our documentation documentation on Unix.
UBUnix
UBUnix is the largest timesharing computer system at UB. Members of the UB community can ssh to UBUnix using their UBITName and password to perform a variety of tasks including email, and news reading.
UBUnix Home Directories
UBUnix home directories have been merged into the appropriate UBFS Myfiles directories, providing a unified online file storage service.
Related Questions
- What is my Myfiles quota?
- I need to restore a file on UBUnix
- Accessing UBUnix from off-campus
- Linux support

