Request from a unix virgin

[realisticphish]

I have a mac, and i have begun playing around with terminal, and unix programming. i intend to at some point make the switch to linux(can't afford a new computer right now). is there any place someone can suggest to me that has tutorials (FREE tutorials) on the basics? thanks


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[alfredo]

1. Here's a good resource.

If there isn't what you need, they can point you in the right direction.

http://www.justlinux.com/

For more Mac centric forums, go to:

http://www.macnn.com/slim/
up on the top right you will see the forum link.

Good luck.

[realisticphish]

2. thanks a lot

i'll see if this can get me on the right track

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[alfredo]

3. Actually you don't need to install Linux to get access

to UNIX apps.

Take a look at this page.

http://fink.sourceforge.net/index.php

I use fink to install UNIX apps that have not been ported to Aqua. They also have FinkCommander included, a nice app to help manage your fink apps.

I like this app.

http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/

Info on GIMP

http://gimp.org/

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/

If you want to build apps, you need to have the developer tools installed. Many apps come as binaries, so they won't need to be built.