Yes, the current iMac comes with OS X EI Captian version 10.11.3 I do wish to keep the Mac OS, and may give 400GB for it. and 600GB for debian. My big concern is the fusion driver.
Thanks, On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Feb 20, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote: > >> >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 9:31 PM, lina <lina.lastn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone tried successfully to install the debian into the iMac with >>> Fusion drive? >>> >>> The basic configuration is >>> >>> • 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz >>> • Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 >>> • 8GB 1867MHz LPDDR3 >>> • 1TB Fusion Drive >>> >>> Where I can find a step-by-step guide? >>> >>> Thanks, >> >> Hi Lina, >> >> As noted by another person on the list, there is a fairly complete >> installation guide at >> https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#stable >> >> I've never tried installing Debian on an intel-based Mac before, but as it >> happens, I do have a MacBook-Pro from about 2007 or so that I recently >> retired and replaced with with a much lighter MacBook Air. Since your >> biggest problem is probably going to be getting the installer to boot, I'm >> willing to work through it with you step-by-step using my MacBook-Pro and >> your iMac. >> >> The first question will be, "Does your iMac have a functioning DVD or CD >> drive?" >> The second question will be, "Do you have access to the Internet? If so, is >> it wifi or wired ethernet?" >> >> Let's keep the conversation on the debian-user list for the time being. >> There may be others who have knowledge to contribute. >> >> Enjoy! >> Rick >> >> PS: And thanks for the kind words from Stephen Allen! > > A couple more questions... > > Does your iMac currently have a functioning version of MacOs-X installed? > > Do you want to keep the option to boot into MacOS-X after installing Linux? > This is possible (it's called "dual boot") but it takes a couple of extra > steps -- don't be afraid. It's not complicated! > > Enjoy! > Rick
