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Mac for Linux Geeks

By: Tony Steidler-Dennison

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eText | 24 March 2009

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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

What you???ll learn

Dual booting Linux on the Mac
Creating a virtual Linux system on the Mac
Understanding the OS X graphical user interface
Leveraging free and open source??tools to meet the traditional Apple strengths of graphics and multimedia
Performing routine OS X system administration for Linux administrators
???Hybridizing??? the Linux/Mac experience

Who this book is for

Whether developer, system administrator or hobbyist geek, this book guides all who want to migrate from Linux to OS X, helping to integrate both operating system experiences.