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A portable Mac OS X for USB!? Sounds too good to be true...
...and it is. This is a LiveUSB install of Linux Mint with the GNOME desktop environment configured to look like Mac OS X. It's a good unity of 3 OS's here with the look and feel of the Mac and the ability to run both Linux programs and Windows programs.
I'm aware my setup is far from perfect at "posing as a mac" but it'll do. The windows programs still use windows cursors and themes (I've tried changing this but the result is even more buggy), I still have some Linux Mint icons like the one in the top left and on the desktop, I'm not going to bother changing all the sounds to Mac OS X sounds and although the login screen is now based on Mac OS X Leopard the loading screen for the OS remains in it's default state (and as it's a liveusb loading screen it'll be harder to edit anyway)
Oh and if you're confused by the title referencing how this is "portable" I've set this up on an external harddrive that I can plug into most PCs via USB and boot into Linux Mint, with it auto-detecting hardware. Slower boot times, occasional bugs and slightly lower performance than my main Linux OS are small prices to pay for a portable OS, right?
I'm aware my setup is far from perfect at "posing as a mac" but it'll do. The windows programs still use windows cursors and themes (I've tried changing this but the result is even more buggy), I still have some Linux Mint icons like the one in the top left and on the desktop, I'm not going to bother changing all the sounds to Mac OS X sounds and although the login screen is now based on Mac OS X Leopard the loading screen for the OS remains in it's default state (and as it's a liveusb loading screen it'll be harder to edit anyway)
Oh and if you're confused by the title referencing how this is "portable" I've set this up on an external harddrive that I can plug into most PCs via USB and boot into Linux Mint, with it auto-detecting hardware. Slower boot times, occasional bugs and slightly lower performance than my main Linux OS are small prices to pay for a portable OS, right?
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XD Thanks for the compliment.
Funny thing is I've only been using Linux for a few months and already I'd like to same I'm pretty nifty with it for a Linux noob.
(And I'm not on your lawn nor am I playing any rap music. I'm round the corner, blasting out whatever I feel like listening today :P)
Funny thing is I've only been using Linux for a few months and already I'd like to same I'm pretty nifty with it for a Linux noob.
(And I'm not on your lawn nor am I playing any rap music. I'm round the corner, blasting out whatever I feel like listening today :P)
Ah, I didn't notice you were a Linux user too. Ubuntu, eh? I've tried it (and Linux Mint is based on it) and whilst everyone seems to jump on it saying how it's one of the easiest to use distros, best for newbies, etc, it's not to my taste. Linux Mint (before someone like me modifies it) is essentially Ubuntu made more user-friendly with a more windows-like interface (one panel at the bottom instead of two), better launcher menu IMO, comes with mp3/video/dvd support pre-installed, got a good update system and seems to fix some of the flaws in Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04
Ah, sorry about the Ubuntu rant. Ahem, "Non-windows users unite"! XD
Ah, sorry about the Ubuntu rant. Ahem, "Non-windows users unite"! XD
No Tezz, it's my other Linux OS that has the option for exploding windows when you close them :P
I was originally going to go into a lot more detail and leave many terms like LiveUSB and the fact that GNOME is a desktop environment unexplained, so that was barely techno babble at all XD
I was originally going to go into a lot more detail and leave many terms like LiveUSB and the fact that GNOME is a desktop environment unexplained, so that was barely techno babble at all XD
Well um...I have never been on any computer/IT courses, the ICT lessons at most schools I have been to have been basic and not focused with much behind a limited set of windows programs and I've only been using Linux for a few months.
So no, you don't have to be an out-of-practice Computer Specialist to understand :P
So no, you don't have to be an out-of-practice Computer Specialist to understand :P
Macs are pretty, and they have their uses, but I still like to keep my PC for everyday use. :P Though I don't really know that much about Linux to have an opinion on it. It's kinda neat when you can fuse multiple operating systems together though, to get some of the best features of each. Might end up doing it on my Mac once the PC inevitably dies in its old age.
You know I think it may actually be possible to do that on a Mac...I do believe you have crossover/cedega like we do for running windows programs (plus I hear there's a darwine project so you can have wine like I use for windows programs) and unless I'm mistaken it is possible to run some Linux programs on Mac OS X due to them both being derived from Unix many moons ago.
(I've checked and yes you can run Linux programs on Mac OS X. There also free alternatives to crossover and cedega on the mac for running windows programs :3)
(I've checked and yes you can run Linux programs on Mac OS X. There also free alternatives to crossover and cedega on the mac for running windows programs :3)
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