Red Hat Linux distro to boot on Intel Macs

They haven't mentioned exactly HOW they will make Red Hat Linux boot on the new Intel-based Macs, but a Red Hat spokesperson has confirmed they are committed to creating a distro for the new hardware. This may take a while because they haven't yet purchased any Intel Macs. Secondly Red Hat Fedora hasn't even begun to discuss whether they will be taking a grub or lilo tactic as a bootloader.

As mentioned here before, even with EFI support in existing open source tools, getting the new MacIntels to boot something other than OS X has proven tricky.

Linux support will eventually happen for the new platform (and related hardware in the new machines), but I'm not sure Red Hat will be the first distro to achieve that. As always with Linux and BSD, flame wars descend over which flavor is better. The reality is that I use different distros for different uses/machines. Anyhow, a Linux distro on a new Intel Mac may end up being many Linux distros once the bootloader troubles are resolved.

[via Ars Technica]

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EatingPie

Is there ANYWHERE... I mean... ANYWHERE that this "RedHat on Mac" has NOT turned into a rag session? Endgadget and Ars were strike outs.

And here... only 3 comments, 2 of which bitch about throwing a different OS onto a Mac. Pathetic.

Looks like I'm going have to do the damn LILO/GRUB port myself.... Sheesh.

-Pie

January 28 2006 at 1:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

cbisquit

If that analogy applies to anything, #2, it's installing shiny OSX on a weaksauce G4 processor. Installing Linux on Apple's somewhat anemic MOBILE-INTENDED Intel dual-core processors is more like putting a tank body on a full size pickup frame.
AMD has faster processors... hell, Intel has better processors for desktops. God knows why Apple wants you to care about power consumption with an outlet right next to you.

January 25 2006 at 3:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wheels

I think I'll buy a Dodge Viper and swap out that nice V10 with a Ford Escort motor from the mid 80's.

January 25 2006 at 12:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jon H

And if Linux is made to boot, then it may be possible to run VMWare's Linux host, and thereby run Windows.

January 25 2006 at 11:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply