Hi John, and welcome to the Debian community! I assume you have a broadband Internet connection where you will be doing this installation? If so:
You’ll want the Mac specific “netinst” installer image[1] that gets most of its software packages from the Debian mirrors on the Web. [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/> Take a look at this wiki page[2] for instructions on making a dual-boot MacOS/Debian setup. The wiki page is aimed at the mac mini but it should mostly carry over for your iMac. Also, you’ll want to read the wiki page[3] for burning an installer CD under MacOS. [2] https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel [3] https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#record-mac And, of course, you’ll want to RTFM[4] [4] https://www.debian.org/doc/ If you’re not already signed up, you will want to join the debian-user mailing list[5]. That’s where you’ll find lots of friendly, helpful and knowledgeable folks. [5] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ Enjoy! Rick > On May 5, 2019, at 1:52 PM, John Hammack <[email protected]> wrote: > > iMac: iMac (24-inch, early 2009), Processor 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mem > 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3, OS X El Capitan ver 10.11.6. > Objective: Install Debian and software development tools (compilers, > interpreters, and support applications for software development.) > Progress: I have searched the internet and have not found instructions I > could follow through to completion. > Experience: Before retirement (1995) I was doing software development on a > Hewlett Packard Unix System ((HPUX). I was then comfortable with the Unix > system, BASH and all. > Excuse: I am now living in The Villages FL and with all these old folks > there is no one here with which I can discuss OS’s etc. > > Comments recommendations appreciated. > > Thanks John > I am 85 and have accumulated rust where brain cells used to be.
