For the purpose of illustrating the steps needed, I created a drive. Note: These instruction have been updated for use with Ubuntu 18.
#PUTTING UBUNTU ON A MAC INSTALL#
If you haven't decided yet, what version you like to install: We recommend to install the latest official Ubuntu version. Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed An update version of this has been posted here. Now choose the link to the wiki of your hardware revision and the Ubuntu version you are looking for. MacBook Hardware Revisions and Ubuntu version-specific wikis I know people who specificially preferred powerbooks to run specialized linux audio software with a patched multimedia kernel. It will tell you something like Mac Book 4,1 for example. Step 1: Download the ISO image of Ubuntu Linux Step 2: Download and install Etcher on macOS Step 3: Using Etcher to create bootable Linux USB Step 4: Booting. TheSerpent: Are you putting 9. I can ping OS X hostname from Ubuntu, however from OSX I can not ping my Ubuntu hostname, ping times out. under Ubuntu, you can find out what model you have, by typing at the terminal: sudo dmidecode -s system-product-nameĪ terminal is opened by going to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal. HI, I have two hosts( Ubuntu 9.1 and a mac OX) on my wireless home network. Įither click in OS X on the Apple on the top left, then "About this Mac" - "More Info.", see the generation in the "Model Identifier" row or. My CD drive has also broken, so I cannot use a disk anymore.
#PUTTING UBUNTU ON A MAC MAC OS X#
Now I want to re-install Mac OS X - I remember having snow leopard on my machine previously, but do not hold the install disks any longer.
To determine which version / generation of Mac Book you have, you can. So a while ago I made the step of going completely over to Ubuntu on my laptop and I completely removed Mac OS X and just had Ubuntu going. This page helps you to find the right documentation, when you want to install Ubuntu on a Mac Book.