[TriLUG] Re: White Box /RHEL 3 on a Mac?

[John Kono]

On Nov 03, 2004, at 06:11, linux r wrote:

> 1.  I need to set up a mail server and also apache with a tiny site.
> Can I run this on a G4 or G5 without too much of a headache?

As long as your requirements aren't too esoteric, you should be able to 
do both without any additional software on either the system with Mac 
OS 10.2.x or 10.3.x.  Both come with Apache and mail server software 
(Sendmail on 10.2.x or Postfix on 10.3.x).  Mail server add-ons 
(Spamassassin, ClamAV, etc.) are available as installable packages -- 
usually with GUI front-ends -- making installation and configuration 
pretty simple.

If you need additional capabilities, you can install Fink 
(http://fink.sourceforge.net/) under Mac OS and download other 
opensource software in a manner similar to the package tools on Fedora 
or, more closely, Debian.

Finally, as others have mentioned, there are the Linux distros for 
Apple hardware (Yellowdog, PowerPC Linux, etc.) as well as various 
flavors of BSD (Darwin, NetBSD, etc.), but these will require a 
moderate amount of tinkering to configure for your needs.

Good luck!

John Kono