M matt1219 macrumors regular Original poster Sep 16, 2008 127 0 Jan 16, 2009 #1 Is running just Ubuntu (not with Windows) possible through Boot Camp? If so, does anyone have any good/bad experiences with it?
Is running just Ubuntu (not with Windows) possible through Boot Camp? If so, does anyone have any good/bad experiences with it?
r.j.s Moderator emeritus Mar 7, 2007 15,026 52 Texas Jan 16, 2009 #2 I've heard from two people here that it corrupted the boot sector of the boot drive. I wouldn't do it, not unless you had some Linux only software ...
I've heard from two people here that it corrupted the boot sector of the boot drive. I wouldn't do it, not unless you had some Linux only software ...
M matt1219 macrumors regular Original poster Sep 16, 2008 127 0 Jan 16, 2009 #3 r.j.s said: I've heard from two people here that it corrupted the boot sector of the boot drive. I wouldn't do it, not unless you had some Linux only software ... Click to expand... Yeah, I would just be doing it for experimental purposes, not much, only because I head Ubuntu was the best version of Linux out there.
r.j.s said: I've heard from two people here that it corrupted the boot sector of the boot drive. I wouldn't do it, not unless you had some Linux only software ... Click to expand... Yeah, I would just be doing it for experimental purposes, not much, only because I head Ubuntu was the best version of Linux out there.
D dtx macrumors newbie Jan 14, 2009 16 0 Calgary Jan 16, 2009 #4 i might recommend using VMWare to run it if it's just for fun. I haven't tried it, and it seems way more complicated than it should be, but here's a good tutorial. http://trainque.com/blog/2006/10/21/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-osx/ ohh and correction... OS X is the best version of Linux (unix) out there. ;-)
i might recommend using VMWare to run it if it's just for fun. I haven't tried it, and it seems way more complicated than it should be, but here's a good tutorial. http://trainque.com/blog/2006/10/21/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-osx/ ohh and correction... OS X is the best version of Linux (unix) out there. ;-)