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Re: dumb ibook question

On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 11:44:17AM -0500, Warren Pollans wrote:
> I hope this is the only copy you receive of this note - I sent it from the
> wrong (unsubscribed) address before
>
> Hello,
>
> Please excuse the intrusion. I just got a 14" ibook and am looking around
> for "stuff".

Consider the Mactintosh-guy lists or the omnigroup lists...I sense this
is more an OSX question than darwin..
>
> Here are some ibook-rookie questions:
>
> Where is cc/gcc? (or where can I get such things?)
dev tools CD (or download from the Apple Developer Connection, free
online registration)
>
> I can't get root privileges on this box (don't know the root password -
> can't su to root - and never will be, according to the TechSupportGuy I
> spoke with).

There is no valid password, either set one or use sudo.
>
> How, for example, would I upgrade and install (without root access) a new
> version of perl? (5.6.0 is installed).
use sudo, man sudo
>
> I know that the usual answer to such questions is RTFM - so the real
> question is "where is the FM" 8^)

the archives of the above lists, man
>
> I'm confortable using unix in other environments (linux), but can't seem to
> figure out how things work here. Is there an information source for unix
> users who haven't figured out OSX.
www.darwinfo.org is useful, as are the archives of the lists I
mentioned.
>
> I like this box and would like to use the underlying unix OS from the
> commandline.
tis cool :)

Michael
>
> Thanks,
>
> Warren (looking forward to understanding unix on the ibook) Pollans
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