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How to Install Debian on Mac mini
wikinerd writes "After the hype about Mac mini, a Linux consultant wrote a detailed guide on how to install Debian on Mac mini. The whole procedure takes about an hour, but you will need to erase the hard disk and learn to live without the AirPort Extreme, since it's unsupported. The guide also explains how you can dual-boot with Mac OS X and Debian and gives you ideas on how to set up your partitions."
Coffee shops? I would have thought they came out of their 'nature' stores chomping granola wearing sandles and getting into their VW Bugs :p
"Honestly, who wants to run Linux on a MAC when they are able to run MacOS-X on it. Doesn't make much sense to me"
No kidding. We're finally able to buy cheap functional BSD or BSDesque machines and people want to install Linux on top of that? Why? Not enough security problems? A fixation to put things in the wrong place ? An aversion to dp->d_type ?
Need Mercedes parts ?
As the slashdot blurb even states, the Mac Mini uses a proprietary wireless driver that does not work with Linux at all. So it does make a difference if you intend to use wireless connectivity with your SFF PC, you should not buy a Mac Mini to run Linux no matter how cool you think it looks.
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Is it such an absurd concept for you that some people might actually prefer GNU/Linux to OS X for whatever reason?
No.
Seriously, could someone explain to me why similar remarks about Windows aren't modded up on stories about x86 hardware?
Sure. Because it's stupid to pay the money for Mac hardware only to not run OS X. You should have just bought a PC instead (Linux is all about the x86).
What's so special about OS X? Sure, it's a nice OS but in no way is it equal or better than Linux in every possible aspect and for everyone.
This question is irrelevant. The point is, it's stupid for someone to go out and buy Apple hardware that comes with OS X just to install Linu on it, when Linux will happily run on any cheap old PC you throw it at.
Linux has many things going for it that OS X does not. And even if it didn't, some people would use it just for the freedom. I personally have an iBook running Ubuntu and my sister is dual booting Fedora & OS X. I also have a friend using debian exclusively on his iBook for many years.
You know a lot of silly people! They could have bought cheap $700 laptops and installed the same software and saved a ton of cash, as well as getting support for x86 apps for which a lot more exist out there than for PPC.
Is it really such an amazing question to ask why someone would, instead of buying cheap commodity PC hardware, pay the extra money for integrated Apple hardware only to put Linux on it which could have easily run on the cheaper PC? What a waste.