“Why replace Mac OS X with Linux on an Apple eMac? I did it to
revive an aging hardware platform and provide a computer to a
friend. Here’s how I replaced ‘Puma’ (OS X 10.1) first with Debian,
then Ubuntu.“My friend Jack asked me a couple of weeks ago to help him find
a good deal on his first computer. He just wanted something he
could use to browse the Internet and keep in touch by email over a
dial-up connection. I thought of the eMac in my living room, which
has done nothing but gather dust the past few years…”
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