How can I do a fresh OSX install with only access to linux?
I have a mac and the hard drive had an obvious physical crash after an encounter with a strong magnet. I put a new drive in but it seems all instructions for fresh-installs on OSX make use of another mac. I have linux machines (all debian flavors if it matters) but no other macs.
This related question is more narrow and doesn't seem to have a definitive answer anyway.
Your mac seems just new enough to be able to reinstall over the internet (2010 and 2011 models would need a firmware upgrade). I've done this a few times in a past job and its pretty self explanatory, but you'd want to read apple's docs anyway
Install your new hard drive, then turn on while pressing the appropriate key combination - command-option -R would give you internet recovery in any case.
Hold it down until you see an apple or spinning globe logo. This should then load the recovery utilities and you can be on their way.
