Unix programs on OSX
One of the many great things about owning a Mac is the fact that it’s built on unix, a rock-solid operating system with generations of open-source tools. Unfortunately, the default OSX installation doesn’t include many of the popular unix tools I wanted.
Luckily, it’s easy to get and manage all the programs not pre-installed. Go to SourceForge and download Fink. Fink gives you a nice graphical interface for downloading all the tools you could want.
The Fink project wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. We modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X (”port” it) and make it available for download as a coherent distribution.
Very handy!
