Re: [MacPerl] linux

[Brian McNett <webmaster@mycoinfo.com>]

Nicholas G. Thornton, <Nicholas.G.Thornton@directory.reed.edu> wrote:

> I've been looking through my archive of emails from the 
> list and came accross somethig which's caught my attention
> again, Linux on a Mac box. I was wondering if someone could
> give me a general idea of which acts as a real os, which as
> an application running under MacOS, problems with each; or
> where I could find the answers?

Actually running Linux on the Mac requires that you partition your hard 
disk, or install a second hard disk soley for Linux.  Both OS's act as 
the "real" OS, although it requires a MacOS extension (BootX) to make the 
MacOS cooperate.

Of course several Linux distros are available:

MkLinux:  <http://www.mklinux.apple.com/>  Now unsupported by Apple, and 
it looks like Apple hasn't done any development work in over a year.  
However, there's a strong user community: 

<http://www.mklinux.org/>

and there's the great book out, "MkLinux: Microkernel Linux for the Power 
Macintosh":

<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1881957241/qid%3D923849500/002-0976
459-2118205>

from this little outfit no one *here* has ever heard from ;-):

<http://www.ptf.com/>

I think maybe they've done a book on MacPerl too.

That said, if you Mac isn't one of those supported by MkLinux, you might 
try LinuxPPC:

<http://www.linuxppc.org/>  <-- Community support
<http://www.linuxppc.com/>  <-- Corporate and Retail sales

If you buy the LinuxPPC CD-ROM, you also get MkLinux (great deal!)

Owners of 68K Macs should not lose hope. There's always Linux/m68k for 
Mac:

<http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/>

Also, if you have a 68K Mac, and can stand running a older version of the 
Linux kernal, you can run Debian GNU/Linux:

<http://www.debian.org/ports/m68k/>

And there's an *unofficial* port of RedHat 5.1 (Not Supported by RedHat!):

<ftp://sunsite.auc.dk/projects/680x0/redhat/>

RedHat does sell a "rough cuts" CD set ($29.95), but unfortunately no Mac 
installers for Linux/m68k.

<https://www.redhat.com/commerce/store.cgi?page=/more_rh_roughcut.html>

Uh, it's an embarrassment of riches!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled MacPerl discussion!

--B






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