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How to Install Debian on Mac mini

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

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."

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  1. but why? by Coneasfast · · Score: 1, Redundant

    i'm sure many geeks will find this interesting, but does this have any practical uses?, i mean seriously, who would buy a mac mini just to put on debian?

    you could make a mini-itx computer for much less, and put debian on that, not to mention it'll be much more fun :).

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  2. Why? by ari_j · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You can build a decent and small Debian box for the same money, and MacOS X in a small package is the main reason for buying the Mini in the first place.

    I just ordered a PowerBook. I'm going to run MacOS X on it. If I wanted a laptop running Debian, I already have one. I want something with absolutely perfect support for all the hardware on the machine, but which doesn't hold me back like Windows does. MacOS X is the answer, and I bought a PowerBook to run it.

    If I got a Mini, it, too, would run MacOS X. I already have Debian boxes, and I didn't pay $500 just to spend an hour undermining half the benefits of having the machine in the first place.

  3. Re:Why? by Epistax · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I don't like OS X.

  4. Re:Why? by slim · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Maybe you just don't get on with the Mac UI"

    Then don't buy a Mac. Go to PC World, get a beige box put Linux on that where it belongs.

    But I repeat: "Mac Mini is definitely a cuter form factor than anything else out there right now."

    We have the opportuntity to run the OS we want, on a box that's not ugly. Is that so hard to understand?