I installed Debian GNU/Linux on my 7300 with the help of a linux-savvy friend. It does require some technical knowledge to get going, and I probably wouldn't have succeeded without his help. That said, being fairly standard hardware, there aren't as many driver issues installing on a Mac as there are on a random PC, and I was quite impressed at the ease of the process, given the reputation of Linux.
It's definitely not for the faint-of-heart, though, and definitely not for those with no *nix experience. One of the big things that sets Linux apart from MacOS or Windows is the installation process. To install MacOS requires very little user input, and things just work. When Linux reaches that point, then it may become a viable consumer OS.
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I installed Debian GNU/Linux on my 7300 with the help of a linux-savvy friend. It does require some technical knowledge to get going, and I probably wouldn't have succeeded without his help. That said, being fairly standard hardware, there aren't as many driver issues installing on a Mac as there are on a random PC, and I was quite impressed at the ease of the process, given the reputation of Linux.
It's definitely not for the faint-of-heart, though, and definitely not for those with no *nix experience. One of the big things that sets Linux apart from MacOS or Windows is the installation process. To install MacOS requires very little user input, and things just work. When Linux reaches that point, then it may become a viable consumer OS.