[wplug] Linux on Mac questions

[Robert E. Coutch]

Your response is very intriguing.

Obviously I can't expect a program written for X to work on the Mac (without 
the X stuff you mentioned) but can I grab a tarball for something like nmap
and build it on OS-X ?

Also, is there a website of opensource stuff for OS-X or at least some free 
software sites?


Thanks for the info,

Bob



On Tuesday 24 February 2004 01:58 pm, Steven Leach wrote:
> 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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