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44097 2002-04-16 09:14:00 I want to show my IT teacher the Linux OS and I was wondering if there were any versions of linux that run on a mac and it only uses a floppy or 2?

Simon
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44098 2002-04-16 11:41:00 Don't know about versions that will fit on a diskette, but Yellow Dog Linux is for Mac type hardware.

Of course if you run OS X then you already have *nix (BSD) under the hood.
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44099 2002-04-17 06:26:00 A quick look tells me that mklinux (the Linux for PowerPCs) does not install nicely like the PC etc versions, and certainly not with a floppy or two.

Have a look at ftp.mklinux.apple.com/pub/Full_Release/ and read the READMEs. Looks as if you have to make some linux partitions on the MAC disk then use the CD to install.

Did you finally get your dialup working properly?
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44100 2002-04-17 07:43:00 Ok. No I didn't get the internet working. I had to reinstall Windows and the stupid OS wrote over the MBR! I have just reinstalled it yesterday

Simon
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