OS X / Linux duel boot

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spiffsterspiffster
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I've had a craving to try out somthing new. I've been thinking of installing linux on my iBook 300 or my old Performa 6300, or both. For the iBook I want it as a duel boot system w/ OS X, and as duel boot with OS 8.6. I've read around and only found one version that will run on the Performa, mkLinux. Has anyone ever used this distro, or have any pointers of going about this?

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  • Reply 1 of 9
    airslufairsluf Posts: 1,861member
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    spiffsterspiffster Posts: 327member
    IM SORRY. MY MISTAKE. (SLITS WRIST) HAPPY NOW?
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  • Reply 3 of 9
    spiffsterspiffster Posts: 327member
    Anyone? Suggestions?
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  • Reply 4 of 9
    spiffsterspiffster Posts: 327member
    nobody?
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    wagneritewagnerite Posts: 174member
    you mean spelling police



    [quote]Originally posted by AirSluf:

    <strong>&lt;grammar police&gt; It's DUAL !!!! &lt;/grammar police&gt;



    One of the most common errors around here and it finally drove me over the top.



    duel -- a fight



    dual -- two similar items</strong><hr></blockquote>
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  • Reply 6 of 9
    mount_my_floppymount_my_floppy Posts: 913member
    I have used MKlinux. It was developed by Apple themselfs you should be fine with it.
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    wagneritewagnerite Posts: 174member
    go here:



    <a href="http://www.yellowdoglinux.com"; target="_blank">YDL</a>



    i have yellowdog on my ibook 600 combo now. make sure you read the installation stuff thoroughly before you do the install.



    btw, YDL is for your ibook, i dunno if it will run on the 6300.



    for more fun:

    <a href="http://www.netbsd.org"; target="_blank">click here</a>



    again, also for your ibook. it's BSD, and i'm sure it will run on your ibook. im also a *nix n00bie, i recommend trying BSD stuff first. Linux is a bit strange, IMHO
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  • Reply 8 of 9
    robsterrobster Posts: 256member
    With all respect, I'd have to ask why bother...

    If you just want a new look/feel thing, try getting KDE or Gnome running in Apple's X11.

    Underneath it's all just UNIX-derived OSes anyway... Linux, Darwin, not really a whole lot to choose from between them.



    You can do all the command line stuff as easily in X as in Linux, and X11/Fink brings in a lot of the missing Apps.



    Just an opinion....
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  • Reply 9 of 9
    spiffsterspiffster Posts: 327member
    See, I have an old Performa in the basement doing nothing. It can't run OS X, and is pretty useless. I wanna try to get somthing out of it. Maybe a webserver or somthing. Besides, I think this stuff is FUN.



    So mkLinux was helped along by Apple? Thats also the only one I can find that has a kernel that can run on the 6300's propitiatory bus.
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