Mac-Linux

[tommygun99]

holaa

a friend of mine has a macbook, i would like to set up a dualboot for him.. i know how to with windows, but i would like to know if those stpes would work also with lion os....


if install ubuntu alongside (from the ubuntu graphic nstallation menu) with mac and then recover the grub with boot repair disk iso.....

please tell me if this works, if not, tell me an easy way to do this


thanks!!

[Megaptera]

Not tried it myself but there seems quite a lot of info around:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...elInstallation
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DualBoot/MacOSX
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/10/dual-boot-os-ubuntu/
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:O...S_X_and_Ubuntu

And don't forget to backup your friend's important docs, vids, pics etc to external media before you start ... just in case!

[tommygun99]

thanks!!! you were so use full...my friend will surely love ubuntu 11.10!!

[Megaptera]

You're welcome!