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MacUser
12-18-2002, 10:20 AM
I have a Macintosh iBook and I was wondering if it would be possible that I could run Knoppix on it.
I just thought it would be possible since the Macintosh OS is close to the Linux OS.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

eadz
12-18-2002, 03:41 PM
Hi there,
All the programs and the Linux kernel are compiled for x86 processor. The apples use a PowerPC processor. Knoppix does not support this hardware at this time. It would be possable to make a PowerPC knoppix, but that would take a very long time and unless someone volunteers, chances are it's not going to happen any time soon.

Phredd
08-16-2004, 01:43 AM
If not Knoppix, is there ANY LIVE CD (linux) for Macintosh of any type?

I have google'd it and struck out...

Thx,

Phredd

firebyrd10
08-16-2004, 01:57 AM
Here is a knoppix remaster for PPC

http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/powerPC/

A. Jorge Garcia
08-16-2004, 04:03 AM
Isn't the Mac OS X based on BSD Linux?

Regards,
AJG

eco2geek
08-16-2004, 05:53 AM
Isn't the Mac OS X based on BSD Linux?

Calling it "BSD Linux" would probably start a flame war in other places :wink:, but anyway, yes and there's more about Apple's OS X (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSX) and Darwin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Darwin) (the core of Apple's OS) on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org) if you're interested. Not to mention BSD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD).