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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: MacLINUX
Date: 20 Jan 2014 05:01:16 GMT
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On 2014-01-20, Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:31:14 -0500, Fred McKenzie <fmmck@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Although slightly off-topic, csms may be the best forum for this LINUX 
>>problem.
>>
>>My new toy is a Raspberry Pi.  It runs Raspbian, a variation of Debian 
>>LINUX.  In order to learn more about LINUX, I am attempting to install 
>>Debian LINUX on a spare internal HD in a Mac Pro.
>>
>>I have downloaded ISO disk images of Debian in four forms:  32 bit net 
>>install, 64 bit Gnome live desktop, 64 bit LXDE live desktop and a 
>>"Mini" version suggested at one website.
>>
>>So far, all attempts to install have failed.  Using the rEFIt program, 
>>the newly installed LINUX HD appears, tries to boot but fails (no 
>>bootable device).
>>
>>Except for the "Mini" CD which hangs up half way through the boot-up 
>>process, the CDs and DVDs all boot on the Mac.  It seems to me that this 
>>proves that Debian will work if I can only find the secret!
>>
>>Can anyone tell me how to install a working Debian LINUX on my Mac Pro?  
>>(I did manage to install a bootable version of "Puppy LINUX".)
>
> If you have OSX installed you have Darwin Linux installed.

Indeed. I used to keep my own hand-built PCs around for running various
Linux distributions - until Mac OS X was released. After that, there
wasn't much value in keeping those PCs around anymore since OS X lets me
do most of the essential *nix things I need to do.

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