[wplug] Linux on Mac questions

[Steven Leach]

In regards to questions 2 and 3:

Depending on your purpose, you might find (as I did) that OS X makes 
installing Linux unnecessary or even counter productive.  I bought an 
eMac when they were first released to the general public with the 
intention of installing Yellow Dog.  After playing with OS X for a 
while, I never bothered installing Linux.  OS X is a complete Unix 
system, not just a Mac OS on top of some hidden BSD core.  Every tool 
that you would expect to find under Linux or *BSD is provided.  You can 
even run X on top of the aqua desktop (or presumably instead of the 
aqua desktop).

I now have two x86 systems running Debian and two Macs (an eMac and an 
iBook) running OS X.

On Feb 24, 2004, at 11:12 AM, Robert E. Coutch wrote:

> Just a couple of quick questions about running Linux on the Mac.
>
> 1 - Is anyone doing this?
>
> 2 - If so, how does it compare to the PC in terms of hardware support, 
> updates
> and such?
>
> 3 - Some distro's offer install iso's.  Do these allow for leaving 
> OS-X in
> place and adding Linux or do they attempt to overwrite Mac OS.
>
> 4 - Are hard disks partitioned on the Mac similar to the PC?
>
> 5 - Have you tried Mac on Linux and if so, how well does it work?
>
> Just toying with the thought of getting a Mac but not sure.
>
>
> Thanks for any info,
>
> Bob
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