<p>i just bought an ibook with 60GB. is it possible to dual boot with linux on my mac?</p>
<p>Yes. I wholeheartedly recommend Ubuntu (a linux distribution based on Debian).</p>
<p>If you're heading to MIT, try athena linux (based on redhat I suppose?). You can run all sort of programs in the MIT network on your ibook, but I'm not really sure about this.</p>
<p>Why would you want Linux on a machine that has Mac OS on it?</p>
<p>I don't really see much reason to use Linux. I use Mac OS X and I can ssh (secure shell) into Athena from X11 pretty easily. I don't know much about Linux, but it seems like you won't really need it because you have the UNIX-like OS X. I could be wrong about the last sentence.</p>
<p>depends on what you want/need to get done. yes, there's a bsd core underneath os x, but i know at least one person who's totally stripped his powerbook and runs debian only. that works for him; it's probably more common to find dual-booting or linux systems in actual cs majors/hardcore coders, looking at my terrifically skewed sample. dual booting is probably a fine way to find out how your computer use tends. and i'll toss another cheer for ubuntu, as i'm posting from one of their live cds on my laptop that's lost its harddrive: this thing is so sexy, it even plays nice with my wireless card. i'm in love.</p>
<p>dude get Kubuntu ... its ubuntu with a better UI I hear</p>
<p>Kubuntu is essentially the same thing, and it runs on the same core.. but it uses KDE instead of Gnome. And being a Gnome fan myself (look out for their new september release!), I still recommend Ubuntu with Gnome.</p>
<p>Hey, you could still install both (KDE & Gnome) if you so choose.</p>
<p>I like Slackware. Gives you control, especially if you are a console junkie.</p>
<p>Actually, I for one don't recommend Linux on Mac mainly because you will suffer butchered functionality. </p>
<p>1) Airport Express doesn't work = no wireless connectivity
2) Less support in general for PPC binaries- so you may have to play around with compiling and tweaking</p>
<p>But, if you have x86 I support Ubuntu the whole way! I'll have to try out Kubuntu- but I think it might be somewhat more awkward because Ubuntu was originally really designed with Gnome in mind. Something like Mepis (install/play from Live Cd) is probably less reliant on GTK apps.</p>