[TriLUG] White Box /RHEL 3 on a Mac?

[Jeremy Portzer]

Marc,

Macs contain a completely different processor -- the IBM PowerPC -- from
Intel x86-compatible computers.  It is not possible to use operating
systems built for i386 on a Macintosh.  They are completely different
"languages" and there is no translation[1].

White Box Enterprise Linux is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and
neither of these have Macintosh PowerPC versions available, so you can't
use these.  However, if you do want to run Linux, you can download
Yellow Dog Linux, available from http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/ . 
Yellow Dog was originally "forked" from Red Hat Linux and uses RPMs and
similar software to Red Hat.

Another very good tactic would be to simply use the Mac OS X that comes
with your Macintosh, or is available from Apple.  It has a FreeBSD core
and is suitable for most Unix-based applications.  You may want to
consider joining the "hardcider" list  -- http://www.hardcider.org/ for
discussion of Mac OS X.

Hope this helps,
Jeremy

[1] well, not an easy translation.

On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 09:11, linux r wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 1.  I need to set up a mail server and also apache with a tiny site. 
> Can I run this on a G4 or G5 without too much of a headache?  I have
> never really messed with Mac's but I know there is a lot of friendly
> overlap between the linuxes/BSDs etc, and macs in terms of software. 
> I am not a developer, more of a sysadmin, and if I have to spend too
> many hours messing with it, forget it!
> 
> 2.  If so, would I need to get another <distribution> to run on a mac?
>  Would that be the wise thing to do here?  Or can I just get a version
> of White Box ?  I don't think there is another version out there, but
> I am wondering if that is necessary, of if I can just load with the
> 'regular' i386 version that I have.  [In case you are wondering I do
> not have the machine with me, otherwise I would try it myself.]
> 
> 3.  If you read the White Box site, it has some pretty attractive
> message about being able to avoid the 'upgrade treadmill' until at
> least Oct. 2008.  Your thoughts, please!
> 
> 4.  And let's say that I DO have to pay Red Hat for one server
> license.. out of curiosity....any idea what that might cost?  This is
> a nonprofit-to-be and there are absolutely no funds at the moment and
> for the foreseeable while.
> 
> I am trying to get this thing started asap.  Any info is appreciated !
>  Thanks in advance !
> 
> Marc
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