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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/08/2019 17:01, Martin Ward wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:4519375c-9e71-9310-fb65-aeac6d515601@gkc.org.uk">On
14/08/19 16:45, Dougie Nisbet via Durham wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Toying with the idea of wiping OSX and
installing Debian instead. Mid-2011
<br>
Macmini with external 'superdrive' (CD drive) and 2TB Bufallo.
8GB memory (I
<br>
upgraded it years ago).
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I've had a browse of
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple">https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple</a> but
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couldn't work out where to start.
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I've no real interest in running OSX. Is Debian doable? What
boot image do I need?
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Is it an Intel Mac Mini or a PowerPC based model?
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<p>It's Intel. Thanks for those links, they gave me some more ideas.</p>
<p>I tried booting from USB drive but CD boot turned out to be
easier. <br>
</p>
<p>It has turned out to be remarkable straightforward in the end. I
booted and installed using the <br>
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<p><a
href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso"><img
src="https://cdimage.debian.org/icons2/media-optical.png"
alt="[ISO]"></a><a
href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso">debian-mac-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso</a></p>
<p>image and it has been ridiculously easy. No problems at all. I've
paused now and rewound, ordered a larger hard-drive as I might as
well swap out the original hard drive before creating a usable
system.</p>
<p>Dougie<br>
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