hey im a complete beginner usin a mac and basicly need to be told everythin from scratch so any help at all is welcome thanks

*breaks out the marshmallows*

At the risk of sounding unhelpful, I will attest with complete confidence that nobody is going to tell you everything from scratch . In case you haven''t read this yet, start here.

yeah i already read the start here stuff i should hav said i only need to no what programs i need and stuff like that

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http://www.linuxsilo.net/docs/smart-questions-en.html