[X4U] [Will Macs run Lenix?

[Richard Gilmore]

Thanx I'll check it out.


On 25/1/07 1:24 PM, "Earle Jones" <earle.jones at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> On Jan 25, 2007, at 7:49 AM, Richard Gilmore wrote:
> 
>> I tried installing Fedora (A Linux Distro) on my old G4 got through
>> the
>> install process etc...but couldn't get it to actually boot
>> afterwards. I
>> think the Intels would be easier to install. I read a story that
>> Apple gave
>> Linus Torvalds a G5 a couple of years ago and he of course ran
>> Linux and
>> proclaimed that the PPC architecture was the way of the future.
>> 
>> Now does anybody know how to make a Mactel into a dual boot OSX/Linux?
>> There's a triple boot method I read about that requires Windows and
>> Boot
>> Camp but I'm not sure about a dual boot.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
> 
> *
> The Jan, '07 issue of MacAddict (page 72) has an interesting "How To"
> article on how to run Ubuntu Linux on a Power Book.  It says that the
> procedure for an Intel Mac is approximately the same (you need to
> download the Intel Mac version of Ubuntu -- all free of course).
> 
> It requires you to set up a MacOSX partition and an Ubuntu partition
> on the same disk.
> 
> The trickiest part seemed to be getting the Airport connection to work.
> 
> But the instructions are pretty clear.
> 
> The free download is 700MB, but you can get a free CD if you prefer
> <www.ubuntu.com>
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> earle
> *
> 
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Richard Gilmore
Media Production Centre
Faculty of Education
University of Western Ontario
rgilmor at uwo.ca


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