Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-28 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 28.01.2015 um 03:30 schrieb Rusi Mody : > 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

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015, Rusi Mody wrote: > On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 11:50:06 PM UTC+5:30, Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > > [snip] > > > 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 --

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-27 Thread Gary Roach
On 01/26/2015 06:24 AM, 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? Thank you so much ___ Jonathan Michael Copeland *M *// (+27) 82 857 1349 *T *// @jonmcopeland

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-27 Thread Gary Roach
On 01/26/2015 06:24 AM, 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? Thank you so much ___ Jonathan Michael Copeland *M *// (+27) 82 857 1349 *T *// @jonmcopeland

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-27 Thread Rusi Mody
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 > >

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-27 Thread Patrick Bartek
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 > > > degre

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-27 Thread Rusi Mody
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 t

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-26 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 1/26/15, Dan Ritter wrote: > > 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 Debia

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-26 Thread Dan Ritter
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.

Installing Debian on a Mac

2015-01-26 Thread Jonathan Copeland
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? Thank you so much ___ Jonathan Michael Copeland M // (+27) 82 857 1349 T // @jonmcopeland

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac Mini

2006-07-27 Thread Joey Hess
Stefan Monnier wrote: > I'm trying to install Debian on a Mac Mini (x86) but I'm having a silly > little problem: > - I have BootCamp and rEFIt installed > - At boot time, I select the CD drive to boot > - The CD boot loader (ISOLINUX?) starts up great and asks me to hit ENTER or > F1 > > and now

Installing Debian on a Mac Mini

2006-07-27 Thread Stefan Monnier
I'm trying to install Debian on a Mac Mini (x86) but I'm having a silly little problem: - I have BootCamp and rEFIt installed - At boot time, I select the CD drive to boot - The CD boot loader (ISOLINUX?) starts up great and asks me to hit ENTER or F1 and now the problem: the USB keyboard seems n

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac 7600 with G3 upgrade

2001-04-20 Thread Aaron Hall
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Andrew D Dixon wrote: > I don't have very much experience with installing Linux on the PPC > architecture but I believe that "yaboot" is the bootloader that you > want to use if you have a "newworld" machine. That being said I have > no idea if your is newworld. A 7600 isn't

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac 7600 with G3 upgrade

2001-04-19 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 03:29:33PM -0400, Leyah Cynamon wrote: > I have a PowerMac 7600 which has an XLR8 400 Mhz Mach Speed G3 Card > replacing the original Apple132 Mhz processor (daughter) card. > > I noticed that the BootX 1.2.2 ReadMe says in bold lettering "BootX and > miBoot should be avoi

Re: Installing Debian on a Mac 7600 with G3 upgrade

2001-04-19 Thread Andrew D Dixon
> I noticed that the BootX 1.2.2 ReadMe says in bold lettering "BootX and > miBoot should be avoided on "newworld" type machines". As I don't know > if my machine qualifies as a "new world" type machine, I have to ask: > has anyone tried BootX on a machine like mine? or is that not such a > good id

Installing Debian on a Mac 7600 with G3 upgrade

2001-04-19 Thread Leyah Cynamon
Hi, I just downloaded Bootx from http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/pmac along with other files shown on that page required for installation of Debian GNU/Linux on a PowerMac. I have never tried to install Debian GNU/Linux or any other Linux on my mac or any other computer for that matte