![]() ![]() Select it, watch Ubuntu boot, and enjoy your new Linux system! rEFIt should come up again and see your Linux install. ![]() When it tells you to remove the CD and reboot, do what it says. Ignore it, you’ll be fine.Ĭlick through the rest of the installer and let it chug away. You’ll get some warning about not having a swap partition. Now create a new partition of type ext3 using the rest of your available hard drive space. When you see a list of partitions, find the one you made using BootCamp (you can tell from its size) and delete it. Follow the install wizard’s instructions until you get to the partitioner. ![]() When you’re satisfied that Ubuntu can “see” your hardware okay, double-click the “Install Ubuntu” icon on the desktop. I have an ATI X1900 video card that Ubuntu found and worked with perfectly I can’t vouch for Nvidia cards, so make sure you can set your screen resolution okay. When Ubuntu boots, play around with it for a while to make sure it sees your hardware properly. Do that.Ĭhoose the first option from the Ubuntu CD menu. rEFIt should pop up and let you choose to boot from the CD. Insert the Ubuntu CD you made into your Superdrive and reboot. When the partitioning is done, quit BootCamp. You can set the partition sizes to whatever you want I left 100 GB for my Mac OS and 140 GB for Ubuntu. Use it to partition your Mac Pro’s hard drive to make room for Linux. Run BootCamp (It’s in your Applications -> Utilities directory). Don’t worry, it’s not hard you just have to copy a folder from one location to another, then enter two lines into a Terminal window. Everything went smoothly using the new 7.10 version of Ubuntu, so I wanted to post how I did it:ĭownload the Ubuntu 7.10 64-bit install disk from here.ĭownload and install rEFIt. I got my hands on a Mac Pro at work over the holiday, and the first thing I did was install Ubuntu Linux on it. About Canadian Adventures Writing Circle Recently Read Archive Photos Replies Also on Micro.blog How To Install Ubuntu on a Mac Pro Jan 2, 2008 ![]()
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