This guide covers installing, using, and managing Linux on the Macintosh platform. It is aimed at beginners, providing details to getting started. It takes the reader through the first steps of working with a new technology.
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Bill Ball is the author of a number of bestselling books about Linux. He has been using Linux since kernel version 0.99 and is an advocate of the Open-Source movement. He is a member of the Northern Virginia Linux Users Group (NOVALUG).
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Welcome to Linux for Your Mac! You have started at the right place, especially if you are new to Linux or want to use Linux on the Apple PowerPC plat form. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yast command, bball bball, ispell command, xinitrc file, fgrep command, file format commands, gzip command, desktop panel, startx command, filesystem table, root operator, sawfish window manager, various runlevels, graphical administrative tools, dmesg command, root display, rpm command, terminal window, pico editor, kernel arguments, main dialog box, window managers, clock command, redirection operator, hardware clock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Hat, Power Mac, Yellow Dog Linux, Window System, System Folder, Intel-based Linux, Window Maker, Netscape Communicator, Caps Lock, Netscape Navigator, Hot Sync, Mon Apr, Railroad Tycoon, Startup Disk, Apple Macintosh, Drive Setup, Fred Smith, Happy Hacking, Wed May, Apple Driver, Berkeley Software Distribution, Configuring Your Window Manager, Fri May, General Public License, Universal Serial Bus New!
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Welcome to Linux for Your Mac! You have started at the right place, especially if you are new to Linux or want to use Linux on the Apple PowerPC plat form. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yast command, bball bball, ispell command, xinitrc file, fgrep command, file format commands, gzip command, desktop panel, startx command, filesystem table, root operator, sawfish window manager, various runlevels, graphical administrative tools, dmesg command, root display, rpm command, terminal window, pico editor, kernel arguments, main dialog box, window managers, clock command, redirection operator, hardware clock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Hat, Power Mac, Yellow Dog Linux, Window System, System Folder, Intel-based Linux, Window Maker, Netscape Communicator, Caps Lock, Netscape Navigator, Hot Sync, Mon Apr, Railroad Tycoon, Startup Disk, Apple Macintosh, Drive Setup, Fred Smith, Happy Hacking, Wed May, Apple Driver, Berkeley Software Distribution, Configuring Your Window Manager, Fri May, General Public License, Universal Serial Bus New!
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- Sun Microsystems by Vault Reports on page 115
- Maximum RPM (RPM) by Edward C Bailey on page 357
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