We're about to get a macbook pro in at my office (intel based). Anything to know about putting linux on it? Does gparted work just as well for resizing the OSX partition or do I need to use something else to be safe? Does grub work on Macbooks or do I need a different boot loader?<br>
<br>I suppose, basically, will linux install on the Macbook Pro the same as it does on any PC (HP, Dell, Toshiba) laptop running Windows or is there something to know or do differently in the process?<br><br>(BTW, yes I'm looking into it online but I figure I might not search for the correct things not having installed Linux to an Intel based Mac before so if anyone has personal experience and is willing to point out any particular directions it's much appreciated)<br>
<br>Thanks for any insight,<br>B<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:44 AM, <a href="mailto:mattnuzum@gmail.com">mattnuzum@gmail.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattnuzum@gmail.com">mattnuzum@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">You can still run Ubuntu on a PPC (see <a href="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/karmic/release/" target="_blank">http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/karmic/release/</a> ) but you may want to go back a version or two if you have hardware struggles. Hardy SP1 and newer is available with Firefox 3.x which will give you a modern browsing experience.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/21 Lewis, Edward D <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:edlewis2@dmacc.edu" target="_blank">edlewis2@dmacc.edu</a>></span><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Any distro suggestions for my old 500MHZ ibook?<br>
<br>
Eddie Lewis<br>
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