Overview
- Appeals to all professional Linux users
- Shows how to hybridize the Mac OS X interface and Linux tools
- Teaches OS X powertools to Linux geeks
- Catches the true spirit of Unix philosophy: chose the best tool for the job
- Aimed at Leopard and will include Snow Leopard previews
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Some might say we all want Linux with an OS X graphical user interface. Mac for Linux Geeks will assist you step by step in migrating from Linux–based systems to OS X. Dual booting, virtualization, and building out the Linux environment on OS X are discussed in detail, along with a comparative view of well–known Mac tools and their open source equivalents. Written for daily use, this concise and dependable guide will steer you across the technical landscape from your chosen Linux flavor to the OS X promised land.
- Live with OS X, but work with Linux tools
- Make the OS X–Linux hybrid a reality
- Use Mac tools where possible and free software where appropriate
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mac for Linux Geeks
Authors: Tony Steidler-Dennison
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1651-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Tony Steidler-Dennison 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-1650-6Published: 30 January 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-1651-3Published: 24 March 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 296
Topics: Apple and iOS, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems