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amacgenius
Jun 19, 2006, 05:52 PM
Yes, I know it's free, but the discs take FOREVER to get here, plus I don't have a PPC Mac anymore, and I want to run it on my MacBook, so unless the PPC disc will work with the MacBook I'm offering $5 shipped for a working Intel (Mac) Ubuntu disc!

:)


thejadedmonkey
Jun 19, 2006, 05:56 PM
Where do you live?
amacgenius
Jun 19, 2006, 05:57 PM
Where do you live?

East Aurora, NY (Zip: 14052).
MacRumorUser
Jun 19, 2006, 06:19 PM
Yes, I know it's free, but the discs take FOREVER to get here, plus I don't have a PPC Mac anymore, and I want to run it on my MacBook, so unless the PPC disc will work with the MacBook I'm offering $5 shipped for a working Intel (Mac) Ubuntu disc!

:)

You got broadband? You got a CD? Download 6.06 Live CD from ubuntu and burn it to a cd. It's 700mb or thereabouts. You should be able to download in an hour or so.
mikes63737
Jun 19, 2006, 06:20 PM
Yes, I know it's free, but the discs take FOREVER to get here, plus I don't have a PPC Mac anymore, and I want to run it on my MacBook, so unless the PPC disc will work with the MacBook I'm offering $5 shipped for a working Intel (Mac) Ubuntu disc!

:)

You do know that you can download it for free, right? You can burn ISO images with Disk Utility.
amacgenius
Jun 19, 2006, 06:27 PM
You got broadband? You got a CD? Download 6.06 Live CD from ubuntu and burn it to a cd. It's 700mb or thereabouts. You should be able to download in an hour or so.

http://mirror.cs.umn.edu/ubuntu-releases/6.06/

I don't see the mention of a Live CD there...
kalisphoenix
Jun 19, 2006, 06:31 PM
You shouldn't need a special Mac liveCD....
vniow
Jun 19, 2006, 06:31 PM
I don't see the mention of a Live CD there...

6.06 by default boots into a live graphical and fully functional operating system. If you want to install it there's an icon on the desktop you double click and it goes through the (again graphical) install process. If you don't bother clicking that, it remains a Live CD and doesn't touch the hard drive.
baby duck monge
Jun 19, 2006, 10:10 PM
If none of that works out for you, and you can wait a week until I get back to Knoxville, I will mail you a copy of both the PPC and Intel discs. PM if you decide you need it.
skoker
Jun 20, 2006, 09:07 AM
You know, you could have just asked me, I've got an Intel/mac disc right here on my desk and I'm conveniently also located in East Aurora, NY 14052


:D
amacgenius
Jun 20, 2006, 05:46 PM
You know, you could have just asked me, I've got an Intel/mac disc right here on my desk and I'm conveniently also located in East Aurora, NY 14052


:D

I'll contact you about this soon ;).