Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1

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October 7th, 2012
g4b000

Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1

Hi all,
Is it possible to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1?

Reading https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro it seems that the last version I can run on my mac is the 10.10, but I don't know why. Can you please show me what limitation arise from installing a newer version?

Thanks a lot
g4b0
October 7th, 2012
will1982

Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1

Limitations:

RAM, 3D unity, Disk space, lag, general instability
October 8th, 2012
g4b000

Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1

Quote:

Originally Posted by will1982

Limitations:

RAM, 3D unity, Disk space, lag, general instability

RAM: minimum requirement is 384Mb, I've got 2Gb.
3D unuty: I think that a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512Mb can handle 3d accelleration, isn't it?
Disk Space: 160Gb aren't enough?
lag: LAG is a network problem, I think that with a gigabit ethernet card I will not have lag problem.
general instability: software or hardware problem? Actually I'm running a Lion SO without problem, maybe it's not resposnive as Tiger was.
October 10th, 2012
mbaucco

Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1

I'm running 12.04 on my macbook 1,1 and it's fine except I can't get it to hook up to my TV properly. Other than that it seems to run very well and my specs are much lower than yours ( 1gb, 60gb hd, intel gma). If I can get the tv working I hope to use it as an entertainment system.

-Matt
October 11th, 2012
g4b000

Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on a macbook pro 3,1

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbaucco

I'm running 12.04 on my macbook 1,1 and it's fine except I can't get it to hook up to my TV properly. Other than that it seems to run very well and my specs are much lower than yours ( 1gb, 60gb hd, intel gma). If I can get the tv working I hope to use it as an entertainment system.

-Matt

Hi Matt,
Thanks for your reply. I will try to install it and I'll post the result.

Stay tuned ;)