New Android user here...quick noob question

Hi manosteel. I know nothing about a mac, but this may help you. He has instructions included for rooting with a mac.

I haven't seen a program like the toolkit specifically for the mac.

 

I followed this for Mac - it took about 7 minutes and was really simple. And I have NOT a clue about these kind of things

[GUIDE][MAC][PC][LINUX] How to Unlock, Root and Flash Recovery - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

 

+1 to what's been said. You won't find a root kit for your Mac. When I rooted my original Droid, all I had was a Mac and I had to do the step by step stuff in ADB. Served me well knowing all of that. Had to do the same with my Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab Plus, and my Nexus 7 as I moved to Ubuntu when I did those. I prefer the manual method actually.

 

Have you had success? I, too, am on Ubuntu and the process is super similar for Mac users. Let us know if you still need help.

 

If you have to run a Mac in a PC-based world, I would think you could install a Windows virtual machine for things like this (run Windows in a window) OR set it up to dual boot Windows and Apple, like Boot Camp allows you on the Mac Mini.