Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st Feb 2006 10:06 UTC, submitted by Jaime Ieong
"We reported a few days ago that we had Linux booting on the Intel-based Macintosh. We have been looking at Linux on this hardware some more, and we are glad to report that we now have a full-fledged Knoppix distribution working, complete with the X Window system. We are releasing the first pictures of Knoppix 4.0 running on a 17-inch iMac Core Duo. The X Window system is shown running at full resolution (rather, fuller resolution - 1472x900 - notice that the bottom right edge of the KDE dock is cut off). Most (but not all) aspects of the hardware seem to work, but we have yet to analyse exactly what doesn't work and assess how much work it might take to get such things working."
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2005-11-18
What's the real advantage? Why someone will partition/erase newly purchased MAC+intel and try to install Linux on it?
It's about choice.
Anyway linux have numerous harware problems in the past and MAC is almost hardware monopoly, two together is deadly nail for average Joe user.
This isn't aimed at the average Joe, yet. Also, you haven't used Linux in a while. Hardware support is taking off between the vast array of open source drivers to the drivers actually being distributed by the hardware manufacturers. This is especially true of server hardware. Will Apple release Linux drivers for their Mac-tels? Nope, but there are plenty of hackers out there to take up the slack. And that answers your next question.
Who is going to write drivers in Linux for my new Mac printer, mac camera, mac scanner etc???
See my last response.
Experts can shade light on practicability of such efforts running Knoppix on Mac PCs
The practicality comes in that as the efforts mature, you will see drivers for all of the hardware come about. You will get the flexibility to use Linux on this hardware and all of it's many functions. You're being quite short sighted on this.