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    Question for intel-based Mac users ....

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by fisherdmin, Oct 26, 2006.

  1. fisherdmin

    fisherdmin Notebook Consultant

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    Before I decide to make the move to a PowerBook, I need to know whether a couple of things I have encountered with Ubuntu on PPC are resolved with the new Intel platform. Does anyone have any experience installing gnash and xampp/lamp on this platform and have you been successful?

    Thanks,

    D
     
    fisherdmin, Oct 26, 2006
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  2. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Installing Linux on an Intel Mac, you use the i386 versions, which means it's running the same as it's PC counterparts.
     
    Lysander, Oct 26, 2006
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  3. declain

    declain Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've gotten it running. Pretty smooth. Internal wireless is an issue, but that's the same with a lot of laptops. Also, the mouse doesn't recognize right-click, so when using windows or linux, you need an external mouse. (I ended up selling my macbook for this reason).
     
    declain, Oct 26, 2006
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  4. Wooky

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    Can't help you there, I only use Linux in a VM in the Macbook, mostly out of curiosity. I wonder, is there any problem using xampp/lamp under OS X instead of Linux? AFAIK there is no Gnash build for OS X, but Flash support is better than under Linux.
     
    Wooky, Oct 30, 2006
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    rockharder Notebook Evangelist

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    Ubuntu on a laptop won't look better than OS X. Besides, you don't need server features as well. Ubuntu is a good desktop distro to replace XP. But why OS X?
     
    rockharder, Oct 30, 2006
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  6. fisherdmin

    fisherdmin Notebook Consultant

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    Just personal preference ..... I'm not big into eye-candy, just functionality.

     
    fisherdmin, Oct 30, 2006
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  7. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Can't you use the drivers Apple supplies to get it to recognize the right-click the same way it does in OSX, when you tap the pad with two fingers?
     
    Pitabred, Oct 30, 2006
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    It would be a pretty pointless feature if it was hardware supported and just software.
     
    Lysander, Oct 30, 2006
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