Steidler-Dennison Mac for Linux Geeks

1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-1651-3
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten

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

Tony Steidler-Dennison is a longtime Linux user, dating his first experience with Linux back to 1996. He's used Linux as his sole operating system at home, developed software on Linux systems, and administered such systems in environments as diverse as robotic telescope control, online shopping, presidential politics, and commercial aviation. Tony has coauthored two books on Linux and over the years, he's written more than a dozen magazine articles on topics from Drupal and content management systems to podcasting with open source tools. Since February 2005, he's engineered and hosted 'The Roadhouse Podcast,' a weekly hour of 'the finest blues you've never heard.' Since the purchase of an Intel-based Mac Mini, Tony has become both obsessed and fascinated with the operating system he calls 'Linux with a pretty face.' Tony is an avionics systems engineer with Rockwell Collins, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, engineering open source solutions in the commercial aviation industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steidler-Dennison, Tony

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents at a Glance;5
2;Contents;6
3;About the Author;11
4;About the Technical Reviewer;12
5;Preface;13
6;The Backstory;18
6.1;Of Macros and Manuals: UNIX;18
6.2;The Fork: BSD;21
6.3;The Enthusiast and the Marketer: Apple Computer;22
6.4;The Convergence: Mac OS X;26
6.5;Why BSD in Mac OS X?;28
6.6;How Is BSD Implemented in Mac OS X?;31
6.7;Why Switch from Linux to Mac?;31
6.8;Summary;32
7;The Comparison: Linux vs. Mac OS X;34
7.1;Mac OS X and Linux Filesystems;34
7.2;Permissions in Mac OS X;47
7.3;Terminal Access in Mac OS X;49
7.4;Interfaces in Mac OS X;51
7.5;Devices and Drives;55
7.6;Summary;56
8;Dual-Booting and Virtualization;57
8.1;Dual-Booting Linux and Mac OS X;57
8.2;Virtual Linux;70
8.3;Summary;79
9;Building Out the Linux Environment;80
9.1;Xcode Tools;80
9.2;Online Linux Tools;86
9.3;Summary;95
10;Using the Many Apple and Linux Tools;96
10.1;A Brief Overview of Graphics and Multimedia on the Mac;96
10.2;Built-in Mac OS X Multimedia Tools;101
10.3;Third-Party Multimedia Tools;113
10.4;Open Source Multimedia Tools;119
10.5;Office and Productivity Tools in Mac OS X;123
10.6;Open Source Productivity Tools;132
10.7;Summary;137
11;Routine Mac OS X System Administration;139
11.1;Using the Shell;139
11.2;System Monitoring;143
11.3;User Maintenance;149
11.4;Log Review and Maintenance;154
11.5;Administering Shared Resources;159
11.6;Summary;166
12;Backup, Security, and Automation;168
12.1;Backup and Recovery Overview;168
12.2;The Mac Approach to Backup and Recovery;169
12.3;The Linux Approach to Backup and Recovery;191
12.4;Security;195
12.5;Summary;205
13;Mac OS X and Code;207
13.1;Using Xcode;207
13.2;Xcode and Other Application Development Tools;219
13.3;Scripting;228
13.4;Code Maintenance and Revision Control;230
13.5;Summary;244
14;Hybridizing Your System;245
14.1;How BSD and Linux Differ;246
14.2;Kernel Customization and Compilation;249
14.3;Porting UNIX Apps to the Mac;253
14.4;Installing Linux Desktop Environments on the Mac;261
14.5;Summary;269
15;Index;271