I also have a top spec gaming laptop running Linux (never thought I'd ever say gaming and Linux in the same sentence!). Steve: "I can't speak for anyone else, but I've installed Linux on my MacBook (dual boot) purely because I liked the hardware. I guess it all depends what do you want to do." I have my Macs dual booted with Xubuntu, and I hardly go back to Mac. Mac is a very good OS, but I personally like Linux better. Skunxoi: "I've been using Mac computers for the last 10 years now. Softpedia readers had their own thoughts to share about the virtues of combining Linux with Mac hardware: Some of you out there might call it a Hackintosh, but I like to call it a Linuxtosh.
I myself have a regular computer where I am dual booting Arch Linux and Mac OS X.
If you really need to have a Linux OS alongside OS X and you know what you're doing, install it, otherwise get a different, cheaper computer for all your Linux needs.
Mac OS X is a great operating system, so if you bought a Mac, stay with it.
So, we're back from where we started, if you're not a skilled hacker or computer enthusiast who knows how to optimize a Linux kernel and other core components for specific Mac hardware, you should not bother installing a Linux distro in the first place. There you have it Mac OS X Snow Leopard running in VirtualBox on your Windows-based machine.Many of you will want to install Linux on a Mac out of curiosity, but the sad truth is that you'll end up asking all over the Internet how to remove it, because, in many cases, it won't recognize some of the hardware components of your Mac computer. When the installation is done click the Right-Ctrl key and unmount the CD/DVD drive for now. Step 8: Click on “Install” to begin your installation.
The next screen will show you the words choose the 20GB VBOX HARDDISK, and click on the “Erase” button. Do that and click on “Next” then “Continue and Agree”. Step 7: When all of this is done the VM should start booting. Finally, click on the main start button to begin the process. Once you have highlighted it, click on the “Select” button and then click on “OK”. You will now be able to find the OSX86 iso that you downloaded earlier in this process. You will see a folder with a green arrow.
Step 6: Choose “Storage” from the menu on the left and choose the word “Empty”, you will see it under the OSX.vdi. Uncheck the box next to the words “Enable EFI (special OSes only)”.
Step 5: Click on “Settings” and then “System”. Then click on “Next” to finish up with the wizard. If you choose the “Static” option, be sure that you know what you need and allot accordingly. This will allow the system to expand as your needs do. If you are not sure how much you need, choose the “Dynamic” option. Step 4: Make a new hard drive for your VM. The maximum in VirtualBox is 1500MB, but you will want to temper this figure based on what you need to do with the system, how much memory you have in total on the system, and the types of programs you intend to install on under the new OS. Step 3: Assign the amount of memory you want to allocate to the new operating system. Choose “Mac OS X” in the “Operating System” dropdown menu, and then select “Mac OS X Server” from Version dropdown menu, which you will find in the same area. Step 2: Give your new VM a name (I named it Mac OSX). This will launch the ” create a new VM” wizard tool which is designed to walk you through the setup. Step 1: Open the VirtualBox software and click the “New” button. If you do not own a Snow Leopard disc, you might want to search for a OSX86 iso file and download it. Go to Virtualbox website and download the installer for your OS. First off, if you have not installed VirtualBox, now would be a really good time to get it.