Transcript Intro to mac os x

Tools and Explanations for Mac
Beginners
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The Mac OS X operating system is built on a
Unix based kernel known as XNU
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OS X is the successor to OS 9
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OS X is pronounced ‘Oh Es Ten’
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Software installs are contained in packages
Unlike windows, there is no registry
To uninstall most applications all you have to
do is drag is to the trash
The ‘./configure’ command
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The ‘make’ command
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Checks details about the machine
Compiles program code and creates executables
The ‘make install’ command
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Installs the program
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SU stands for switch user not super user
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The ‘su’ command alone switches to the root user
‘su student’, for example would switch you to the
student user
SUDO stands superuserdo
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Used when root privilege is needed
Verified against sudoer file which is configured by
the administrator