Hacking Help how to install Linux on OSX

[Centergaming]

I'm surprised you haven't just seen this thread that was created 2 days ago. Just do it this way, don't need Linux, can just use terminal in macOS

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-for-osx-users.501950/

Dude, he just wants Linux on his Nintendo Switch, not the operating system on his mac

 

[Deleted User]

sorry it was late yesterday , ofc i want to compile linux for my switch but i want to use my mac

 

[Centergaming]

sorry it was late yesterday , ofc i want to compile linux for my switch but i want to use my mac

The way the title is worded out is confusing others :/

 

[Deleted User]

The way the title is worded out is confusing others :/

i know it was my mistake it was very late yesterday

 

[bi388]

sorry it was late yesterday , ofc i want to compile linux for my switch but i want to use my mac

It seems the easiest, or only, way to do this right now might be to run linux from your mac. I can walk you through most of it if you need, or you can wait for someone else to present/create a way to do it on osx.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Here's a secret: About 75-80% of all development that tells you to do on Linux, you can do on Mac OSX.

I use a linux PC at home, but I usually have to use a Mac at work. The UI aside, Mac OSX is a nice Unix distro. Brew is a lifesaver though. I couldn't live without it

OS X is not Unix. I believe it's BSD?

Dude, he just wants Linux on his Nintendo Switch, not the operating system on his mac

That guide isn't for installing Linux on a Mac.

 

[Deleted User]

It seems the easiest, or only, way to do this right now might be to run linux from your mac. I can walk you through most of it if you need, or you can wait for someone else to present/create a way to do it on osx.

now i did everything i am almost ready but need to put my sdcard to ex4 and fat32 idk how to do on mac

 

[DavGerm4]

now i did everything i am almost ready but need to put my sdcard to ex4 and fat32 idk how to do on mac

open up terminal and use Diskutil. You can format it that way.

 

[Deleted User]

open up terminal and use Diskutil. You can format it that way.

i know but how can i put fat32 and ex4 ?

 

[DavGerm4]

Seriously, I'm not gonna hold your hand through the whole process. Google is your friend!

 

[aerios169]

if i am on windows i am fucked?

 

[bi388]

if i am on windows i am fucked?

Do the same thing, launch/install linux. Seriously there's a billion guides and if you need help, I do know how to do it on windows

 

[aerios169]

Do the same thing, launch/install linux. Seriously there's a billion guides and if you need help, I do know how to do it on windows

ohh i didnt know, every tutorial is for linux and mac os also i am not so related with programing.

 

[Joom]

The easiest thing would be to do it from Linux though, OSX requires more work and I dont even think all the tools are available on it.

Why wouldn't they be? The GNU toolchain is available on macOS. In fact, when compiling things, there's hardly no difference between Linux and macOS.

OS X is not Unix. I believe it's BSD?

No. macOS is the only UNIX certified OS today. It uses a lot of code from FreeBSD, but it's pure UNIX. Ironically, XNU is a recursive acronym for "XNU is not UNIX", which is kind of a running joke.

 

[itsdvw]

No. macOS is the only UNIX certified OS today. It uses a lot of code from FreeBSD, but it's pure UNIX. Ironically, XNU is a recursive acronym for "XNU is not UNIX", which is kind of a running joke.

The problem is that "Unix" can mean two things. It can mean an OS that is ultimately derived from Unix, and it can mean certified compliant with the UNIX standard. Neither meaning implies or requires the other. MacOS is both of those. In fact I think it may be the only operating system derived from BSD Unix that is UNIX-certified.
Weirdly enough, there is a distribution of Linux developed by a Chinese company that is certified UNIX. AFAIK it is the only UNIX-certified OS that isn't actually derived from Unix at all.

In any case, macOS is close enough to Linux that most code written for Linux can be compiled on macOS with little modification. Just install Homebrew and use that to install any dependencies you need.

 

[Zhongtiao1]

OS X is not Unix. I believe it's BSD?

Well, the only Unix distribution is Unix since it was proprietary. BSD is a Unix-like operating system, just like Linux. When I use "Unix distro" I mean Unix-like since regular Unix has been off the market for at least 20 years now.

 

[Leonidas87]

I and others are working on a solution to launch Switch Linux from OSX, so hang tight.

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That works for Fusee on OSX but not the Switch Linux script at the moment. We're working on it. That was my mistake in the tutorial. Things are moving very quickly in this scene.

Send me a pm when that thread is opened and up and running. As he stated some patience and then we will have a detailed tutorial type of thing.

 

[Looter]

The problem is, you cant do a simple os install ( and dont want to do it on vm ), but you want to hack your switch so it can run linux.

Its like you want to build a rocket, but cant even use a screw driver...

 

[Deleted User]

The problem is, you cant do a simple os install ( and dont want to do it on vm ), but you want to hack your switch so it can run linux.

Its like you want to build a rocket, but cant even use a screw driver...

Posting another non sense i got a ubuntu vm which is useless

 

[Centergaming]

Posting another non sense i got a ubuntu vm which is useless

Currently you need a Windows pc with USB 3.0 and a VMware, that's how I boot up into linux on my switch. I tried everything on mac and just cannot get it to work. @gbazone is creating something for the mac so you could easily bootup linux on your switch from there. (USB 2.0 seems to be buggy)