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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Where do I download LINUX & UNIX? Unix for Macintosh Post 10480 by LivinFree on Thursday 15th of November 2001 12:45:55 AM
Old 11-15-2001
If you want a full distribution, also check out Yellow Dog Linux.

Their <a href="http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/resources/ftp_mirrors.shtml">download</a> section has a nice simple list of where to get it, and the "supported machines" list covers iMac as well!

I haven't used Yellow Dog myself, however. Does anyone else use it? Is it a good, full featured Linux distribution?

Also, Neo, could this be added to the FAQ section? I just noticed there is no information for Mac systems...
 

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ypstart(1M)						  System Administration Commands					       ypstart(1M)

NAME
ypstart, ypstop - Start and stop NIS services SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstop DESCRIPTION
The ypstart command is used to start the Network Information Service (NIS). After the host has been configured using the ypinit(1M) com- mand, ypstart automatically determines the NIS status of the machine and starts the appropriate daemons. The ypstop command is used to stop the Network Information Service (NIS). ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWypu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
ypinit(1M), attributes(5) NOTES
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two services remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications PLC, and must not be used without permission. SunOS 5.11 24 Oct 1996 ypstart(1M)
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