Linux Tools for your Mac. Package Management. HomeBrew, MacPorts

This video is about using the power of command line to perform tasks more efficiently on Mac OS.Show more

Popular package management utilities for Mac:
- HomeBrew
- MacPorts
- Fink

Recommended programs to install on HomeBrew:
- mc
- htop
- unrar
- nmap
- gedit

Syntax: brew install [package name]

Interesting system locations on Mac:
/opt/X11/bin - This contains the list of X Window System applications
/opt/local/bin - MacPorts Binary directory
/usr/local/Cellar/ - Brew installation directory ("brew --cellar" command to check the location)

Opening files using TextEdit.app:
open -a TextEdit [name of the file]

Installing Linux on Mac:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5G9tr1JS_Y

Recovering Linux on Mac:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1b1aJh_LSQ

Choosing a Linux distro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai9sguTbUD0

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Timeline:

0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - Installing Linux apps on Mac. Available options
8:20 - Recommended packages for Macs when setting up a great Linux box
10:40 - Mac-specific commands
15:18 - Interesting Mac system locations
17:40: Conclusions

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