On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 11:50:06 PM UTC+5:30, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jan 2015, Rusi Mody wrote: > > > On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 9:30:06 PM UTC+5:30, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 04:24:37PM +0200, Jonathan Copeland wrote: > > > > Hi Debian Community > > > > > > > > I am a student and need to have Debian installed on my Mac for my > > > > degree, What is the best and most secure way of doing this? > > > > > > You have several options. > > > > > > 1. You can run Debian in a virtual machine. > > > > > > 2. You can repartition your disk(s) and install Debian in a > > > dual-boot. > > > > > > 3. You can wipe Mac OS and install Debian by itself. > > > > > > In any of those scenarios, you can encrypt the Debian partitions > > > and make them secure enough to hold patient data. > > > > > > What hardware do you have, and what other requirements do you > > > have? > > > > So does something like > > http://www.howtogeek.com/187410/how-to-install-and-dual-boot-linux-on-a-mac/ > > work? And its safe?? > > > > I am not the OP but have the same question. > > I am running a class -- some students have windows, some have some > > linux distro. And very few have macs. > > > > It would help me if there was uniformity with all using linux > > Since I have no idea about macs, wondering if this works. > > If you need uniformity -- all students using the same Linux distro -- > regardless of their systems' native OSes, running a VM is the best > (and safest) option. And when the class is finished, the VM and distro > can be easily removed, and it will be as if it were never there. > > I suggest VirtualBox. Plus installing Guest Additions is an > absolute necessity. There are versions for Linux, Windows & Mac hosts. > Download all files from the VirtualBox web site to get the current > version. Also, this will avoid the "crippled" versions that are > sometimes in Linux repos. > > Reading completely and following explicitly the instructions goes > without saying, but I had to say it, anyway 'cause most people don't.
Thanks for the input. Yeah I (personally) need to get onto the VM bandwagon. [I downloaded (from apt) virtualbox a while ago but have not got round to trying it... So you are suggesting I get it from virtualbox website and not from apt? Ok Noted. However in the case of students I am not so sure... We are at the interesting transition point* where - de jure the college provides machines - de facto students all have their own If I go the legalistic (de jure) way, I should just use the college facilities If I encourage (at least allow) for the increased benefits of students doing their work on their own machines, I need to allow for the possibility that some laptops will be so old/underpowered that VMs will bring them to their knees [if at all they will run] Still I wonder whether VM is the best option for the 'rich' guys/gals eg those having a recent apple-mac. I am particularly nervous with Macs because the last time I asked a colleague to install git from macports he showed me that macports gave him sources but no executable. I was under the notion that macports is like apt... evidently not :-) ======================== * My CS education began with a mainframe that was large enough to need a building and expensive enough that the university had to pool resources with other local research institutes to purchase it. Today computing devices (also called 'mobiles') are as personal-n-private as toothbrushes! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/b92ae093-171f-420c-a0f8-4901c1740...@googlegroups.com
