want to install/boot Darwin on my PC

[TBSN]

I would like to install a Darwin OS on my PC, but I'm not interested in making a hackintosh... Is it possible to run just the Darwin command-line to do some basic stuff? Is it possible to make a bootable CD, or do you have to install it to disk?

I also have an old 12" powerbook that could be used, but I'd rather get it on the PC.

The main reason I want to do this is basically to try to learn some Darwin (OS-X) command line stuff which would be useful on a mac...

I am stepping into unknown territory, so let me know if something I'm asking doesn't make sense...

TIA

 

[TheStu]

Well, Leopard is 100% Unix Certified, so if you want to know some command line stuff that would be useful on a Mac...

 

[TBSN]

Oh, so if I learned some stuff from like, freeBSD or something, it would apply to Mac OS X?

I'm just sort of playing around and trying to learn some things, but I don't know where to start. The learning curve is like a brick wall...

 

[alfa147x]

how about vmware ?

 

[TBSN]

Can I run FreeDSB in VMWare? I guess you can't really download Darwin unless you use OSX as well. I want to try this on my Windows laptop.

How would one begin to use an OS like this? Is an OS without a GUI crippled and antiquated, or does it have an use? I thought this would be a good idea to learn how an OS really works, but my previous ventures into the dark forest of Linux have scared me off

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: TBSN
Can I run FreeDSB in VMWare? I guess you can't really download Darwin unless you use OSX as well. I want to try this on my Windows laptop.

How would one begin to use an OS like this? Is an OS without a GUI crippled and antiquated, or does it have an use? I thought this would be a good idea to learn how an OS really works, but my previous ventures into the dark forest of Linux have scared me off

You can use OS X in VMWare BTW