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title: "Linux on Apple Laptops? It's all about options!"
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date: '2006-10-29'
description: 'Since my machine can run any UNIX application I would ever need, why would I ever think about putting GNU/Linux on my Mac? Well, my little 12″ Powerbook is a very solid little machine and if she is still chugging along in the day when she is just too slow to effectively run current software in OSX,…'
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# Linux on Apple Laptops? It's all about options!

## [Linux on Apple Laptops? It's all about options!](https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/linux-on-apple-laptops-its-all-about-options)

    29th Oct 2006   [apple](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:apple#body-wrapper) [linux](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:linux#body-wrapper)  

Since my machine can run any UNIX application I would ever need, why would I ever think about putting GNU/Linux on my Mac? Well, my little 12″ Powerbook is a very solid little machine and if she is still chugging along in the day when she is just too slow to effectively run current software in OSX, I would like to have the option to run a different Operating System.

I run [Ubuntu](https://www.ubuntu.com) on any machine I use that cannot run OSX. For me, it’s not about Microsoft-bashing or anything like that. It’s all about security. If the new version of Windows (Vista) finally has real user security and permissions, I will happily use it (though I will be loathed to learn how to administer it unless someone wants to pay me oodles of cash to do so). So, I keep track of progress on GNU/Linux support for my current hardware. This morning, I saw [THIS](https://web.archive.org/web/20081220103934/https://www.revis.co.uk:80/site/?q=node%2F24) and was very, very happy.

Having set up many networks of low-end computers in schools over the years, just having the options of turning aged macs into reliable GNU/Linux boxes, means extending the useful life of a lot of great hardware.

Kudos to all of the geeks that have made this possible!

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