Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks by Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman

Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks



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Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman
Language: English
Page: 240
Format: chm
ISBN: 0596006071, 9780596006075
Publisher: O'Reilly Media

If you find yourself disoriented by the new Mac® environment, Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks will get you acclimated quickly to the foreign new areas of a familiar Unix® landscape. The new edition of this book is your guide to figuring out the BSD Unix system and Panther-specific components that you may find challenging. This concise book will ease you into the Unix innards of Mac OS® X Panther, covering such topics as:A quick overview of the Terminal application, including Terminal alternatives like iTerm and GLtermUnderstanding Open Directory (LDAP) and NetInfoIssues related to using the GNU C Compiler (GCC)Library linking and porting Unix softwareAn overview of Mac OS X Panther's filesystem and startup processesCreating and installing packages using Fink and Darwin PortsBuilding the Darwin kernelUsing the Apple® X11 distribution for running X Windows® applications on top of Mac OS XThe book wraps up with a quick manpage-style reference to the "Missing Manual Pages" --commands that come with Mac OS X Panther, although there are no manpages.

About the Author

Brian Jepson is an O'Reilly editor, programmer, and co-author of Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks and Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther. He's also a volunteer system administrator and all-around geek for AS220, a non-profit arts center in Providence, Rhode Island. AS220 gives Rhode Island artists uncensored and unjuried forums for their work. These forums include galleries, performance space, and publications. Brian sees to it that technology, especially free software, supports that mission.

Ernest E. Rothman is a Professor of Mathematics at Salve Regina University (SRU) in Newport, Rhode Island, where he is also Chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department. Ernie holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Brown University and held positions at the Cornell Theory Center in Ithaca, New York, before coming to SRU. His interests are in scientific computing, applied mathematics and computational science education, and the Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X. Ernie lives in South Kingston, Rhode Island with his wife Kim and two Newfoundland dogs Max and Joe. You can keep abreast of his latest activities at http://homepage.mac.com/samchops.

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