A while back, feeding my desire to learn more about UNIX Systems Administration, I purchased a distribution of Linux for the Macintosh. Well, so far, so good. It requires repartitioning your hard drive as well as some other configrations not for the faint at heart, but the end result is well worth the preperation.

After a few years of Linux fun and real UNIX sys admin experience, we now have a dedicated connection. If you ask nicely, we may make you an account on our systems.

For anyone who is interested in Linux for the Macintosh or who doesn't know that much about Linux, I shamelessly "borrowed" an informational paragraph from the LinuxPPC home page. I urge anyone looking to get Linux for their Mac, to purchase a distribution from LinuxPPC.com. They do great work supporting the Macintosh platform, and for each purchase they make a donation to a Linux Developer's group. Here's another link to a recent article in MacWorld about the benefits of Linux for Macinotsh.

For people who know about Linux or for anyone who feels like it; you can visit my Linux humor page for some funny stuff.

Matt

What is Linux?

Linux is a free UNIX clone written from scratch by Linus Torvalds and a team of programmers over the Internet. Linux aims towards POSIX compilance (a set of standards that show what a UNIX should be).

It contains all of the features that you would expect a world-class UNIX Operating System: true multitasking, virtual memory, the world's fastest TCP/IP drivers, shared libraries, and multi-user capabilities. Hundreds of people can use the one computer at the same time, either over a network, the Internet, or by the serial ports of those computers). Linux runs fully in protected mode (unlike Windows or the Mac OS) and supports 32-bit and 64-bit multitasking.

Linux also has a completely free X Windows implementation conforming to the X/Open standard. Most existing X Based programs will run under Linux without any modification. (X Windows is a GUI system that runs on Linux and UNIX OSes, similar to how Microsoft Windows 3.1 runs on top of MS-DOS. But much, much better.)

The Linux operating system is acclaimed for its speed, stability, and flexibility. LinuxPPC brings that power to the PowerPC processor, and transforms your Macintosh into a powerful UNIX workstation! It also runs on the Apple Network Server, the BeBox, and a variety of IBM and Motorola PowerPC-based computers. Find out if your machine can run LinuxPPC.