Hi David,
Lest we get flamed for "top post"ing, I've rearranged the segments of
this discussion to conform to the conventions of debian-users. Look
for my reply at the bottom of this email... /-:
On Jul 30, 2012, at 1:19 PM, David Harrison wrote:
Hi,
I thought I'd like to install Debian on my mac. Any hints or clues
on where to start is appreciated.
Cheers
David
On Jul 31, 2012, at 1:47 AM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@pobox.com> wrote:
If this is a PowerPC iMac, you should be able to use the Debian
PowerPC installer.
If so, you can install Debian Squeeze with either
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-6.0.5-powerpc-CD-1.iso
or
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-6.0.5-powerpc-netinst.iso
Use the "netinst" if you expect to have broadband internet access
during the installation process. If not, use the "CD-1" image.
Download your iso image of choice and burn it to a CD-R; put it in
the CD drive of the iMac; boot while holding down the "c" key; and
follow the instructions from there.
It's probably a good idea to read the installation manual before you
start. You can download it from
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
You will want the "PowerPC" version. You have a variety of language
translations to choose from if you're not comfortable with English.
Hope this helps...
Rick
On Jul 31, 2012, at 7:27 AM, David Harrison wrote:
Thanks for the help. It's a 2009 iMac so I'm not sure at this
point where to look.
So it's an Intel iMac. That means it boots with Apple's version of
EFI firmware. Right now there's considerable discussion in debian-
user mailing list on the subject of support for EFI booting in Wheezy
-- mostly centered around what to do about the MS "Secure Boot"
adjunct to EFI. I haven't seen much in the way of serious software
development come out of it yet -- though I may be looking in the wrong
discussion groups; I don't subscribe to debian-developers.
Since I don't have an Intel Mac that I want to use for Linux (MacOS-X
works well for my needs), I can't be much help.
I can report that for the old PowerPC machines, Debian is great!
Machines that barely crawl with ancient versions of MacOS-X get new
life and vigor when installed with the latest Debian.
Rick
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