What's the best way to install ubuntu linux to a separate drive -- preferably a new PCIe SSD drive I hope to buy? This is for a 2008 Intel Mac Pro.
What I want to do: burn a DVD for ubuntu, boot from that, and install ubuntu to a new PCIe SSD drive in slot #2. And then I would like to be able to boot the machine into either linux or MacOS by selecting either that drive or one of the two drives in the hard drive bays.
I would like to install linux without messing with the other drives. I'm not interested in the VM option because I want the system to run with an OS that's up-to-date with security updates. Apple no longer supports this hardware (early 2008 MacPro3,1) for MacOS, and who knows how much longer they will supply security updates.
Specs, in case it matters: MacPro3,1, El Capitan, dual quad-core Intel Xeon at 2.8 GHz, 22 GB RAM, hard drives (MacOS) in bays 1 and 2, PCI slot 1 has ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics with 1024 MB VRAM, 30" Apple Cinema Display.
My reason for going with a PCIe drive is that it will provide much better performance from the SSD, and every little bit will help with this old hardware.
I've looked through a ton of pages. I'm feeling a strong sense of dismay over the tremendous complexity and contradictions. But most of this is for other use cases than mine, and most of it is old information. I'm hoping that you all will have good news for me, and that buying a dedicated drive for linux will greatly simplify matters.
Thanks!
David
What I want to do: burn a DVD for ubuntu, boot from that, and install ubuntu to a new PCIe SSD drive in slot #2. And then I would like to be able to boot the machine into either linux or MacOS by selecting either that drive or one of the two drives in the hard drive bays.
I would like to install linux without messing with the other drives. I'm not interested in the VM option because I want the system to run with an OS that's up-to-date with security updates. Apple no longer supports this hardware (early 2008 MacPro3,1) for MacOS, and who knows how much longer they will supply security updates.
Specs, in case it matters: MacPro3,1, El Capitan, dual quad-core Intel Xeon at 2.8 GHz, 22 GB RAM, hard drives (MacOS) in bays 1 and 2, PCI slot 1 has ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics with 1024 MB VRAM, 30" Apple Cinema Display.
My reason for going with a PCIe drive is that it will provide much better performance from the SSD, and every little bit will help with this old hardware.
I've looked through a ton of pages. I'm feeling a strong sense of dismay over the tremendous complexity and contradictions. But most of this is for other use cases than mine, and most of it is old information. I'm hoping that you all will have good news for me, and that buying a dedicated drive for linux will greatly simplify matters.
Thanks!
David