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Can someone recommend to me a Unix version to use on Vmware for this or an emulator of some sort? Preferably a small, GUI-less distro.
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Try slackware -- and make sure you answer "no" to the offer to set up a GUI/X-Windows login during installation. Of course, you can install all of the other GUI stuff (Gnome, KDE, X-Windows, etc.) but you don't have to use it. If you decline the GUI login, you will be presented with text-mode terminals and login prompts, a command-line environment and the stark reality of Unix/Linux. GUI mode is still available, but the default is command-line. Go forth and conquer! (

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Disclaimer: I have not tried Slackware with VmWare.
Hope this helps.