Customer Reviews

Mklinux: Microkernel Linux for the Power Macintosh

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

MkLinux for PowerMac is already easy as dirt to install, and this book just makes it easier. If you are thinking of installing from a CD anyway, you might as well get this book and use the crystal clear installation instructions. It doesn't attempt to be an introduction to Unix, but it does contain instructions on how to recompile the kernel for the hackers, er, _experimenters_ among us. This book takes you from a blank hard disk to PPP connecting and X-Windows startup quickly. It also includes some basic descriptions of Linux, Mach, the PowerMac hardware, etc., and pointers to other references (both on the Internet and in print). I recommend this book to anyone who is planning to start using MkLinux.

Very detailed instructions of installing the MKLinux and nothing else! I would hope there at least is a quick reference for basic setup and configure of the system. No help at all after the system is up running.

This is something every dedicated Mac user should not be without. While Linux is perhaps not the simplest of OS's, this is by far the simplest form of Linux I've ever seen or worked on. If for no other reason the two included CD's are worth the price alone. Although a more indepth basic linux book would be usefull too unless you are well versed in it. Overall I'm well pleased.

MkLinux is the fabulous version of the popular Linux operating system that is designed to run on PowerPC based machines (and a few others as well, thanks to the utilization of the Mach 3.0 microkernel). This book gives you all the resources you need to get it up and running fast. Complete with 2 CD ROMS, this book covers the basics but also includes technical references that will be useful if you plan on doing MkLinux development.

This is the ideal starting point for a non unix human into the weird world of linux.. just follow the dots and it will run ... Sadly the book does not cover some of the bare basics of the OS itself, so while installing is really easy, getting the OS to actually do something is NOT covered... As all linux distributions vary a certain amount some things mentioned in other publications might not work..I had rather seen it included in this book.

This book contains some very good hardware details about the Power Macintosh for people who like writing device drivers for the rest of us. The only reason it only gets four stars is that the documentation has a bunch of bad links. Everything is there, it's disorganized.

This book included most of the information I needed to set-up, and run my mkLinux system, but it took a lot of paging back and forth to get the information I needed. Also, there are some missing steps in the info on compiling the kernel which I had to get from a mailing list. Other than that, a decent reference for those with a mac that want to play with linux.