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Running Windows on your Mac
ReCompiling Linux software (.rpm .debian etc..)
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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 466373" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>YES! It is very possible. See DarwinPorts (<a href="http://darwinports.com)" target="_blank">http://darwinports.com)</a>. This is essentially a source level Linux distro for your Mac, complete with excellent package management. In a normal Linux distro, you download a package and it downloads and installs all the dependencies as well. In DarwinPorts, you do the same thing, but the packages are source level, not binary. It compiles/builds them on the spot and then installs. It is seamless, if a little slower.</p><p></p><p>I use DarwinPorts to keep all of my Linux favorites up and running on my Mac. Check it out - it is a nice product, and in the true Linux spirit, it is FREE (as in beer)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 466373, member: 17052"] YES! It is very possible. See DarwinPorts ([url]http://darwinports.com)[/url]. This is essentially a source level Linux distro for your Mac, complete with excellent package management. In a normal Linux distro, you download a package and it downloads and installs all the dependencies as well. In DarwinPorts, you do the same thing, but the packages are source level, not binary. It compiles/builds them on the spot and then installs. It is seamless, if a little slower. I use DarwinPorts to keep all of my Linux favorites up and running on my Mac. Check it out - it is a nice product, and in the true Linux spirit, it is FREE (as in beer) [/QUOTE]
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