Yes. It's always been possible to run Linux on Macs as long as you use a version that is compatible with the Mac hardware. Most Linux applications run on compatible versions of Linux. You can start at www.linux.org.
You can run several different versions of *nixes on Intel Macs using the Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual machine software (www.parallels.com) as well as all extant versions of Windows and a few other operating systems.
You can directly install any compatible version of Linux directly on a separate partition and set up a dual-boot system.
Then, of course, you can look for compatible versions of software that run directly on OS X or through the X11 windowing system. OS X is essentially a version of Unix. There is an OS X version of SPICE.
You can run several different versions of *nixes on Intel Macs using the Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual machine software (www.parallels.com) as well as all extant versions of Windows and a few other operating systems.
You can directly install any compatible version of Linux directly on a separate partition and set up a dual-boot system.
Then, of course, you can look for compatible versions of software that run directly on OS X or through the X11 windowing system. OS X is essentially a version of Unix. There is an OS X version of SPICE.
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Run Linux Apps On Macos
Running multiple operating systems side-by-side gives you the chance to test applications, run platform-specific software, and tons more without ever rebooting. (including Mac OS X and Linux. Mac-on-Linux is a linux/ppc program which makes it possible to run Mac OS in parallel with Linux. MOL is primarily intended to be used by those who run linux/ppc as their main operating system but still want to be able to run that occasional Mac OS application. Other possible applications include: development hardware simulation.