Ubuntu / Apple :: Best Way To Run It And OS X?
Nov 24, 2010
I am a long-time Ubuntu user, but have been using a MacBook Pro and OS X for the last 3 months. I want to run Ubuntu on this hardware as my primary environment, but preserve the OS X install I've been using. Dual-booting would be o.k., but not ideal as I would like to use OS X daily (iPhone/iTunes stuff, Google Sketchup, Xcode, and a few other things). What solution will give me:
1) native performance from Ubuntu
2) access to all (or most) hardware features of the laptop
3) upgrade safe for both Ubuntu and OS X
Will bootcamp do this? If not, then Parallels?
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May 7, 2011
Neither Ubuntu's Unity or KDE respond to the function keys on a regular Apple USB keyboard. I can plug in a non-Apple keyboard and they work just fine. What needs to be changed or configure so that F1 and company on the Apple keyboard work as on other keyboards?
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Apr 22, 2010
This morning I bought an Apple wireless keyboard and I got it connected through Blueman. It works like a charm, but I have on problem;
When I log out I can log back in by typing in my password. However, when I restart the computer it seems that bluetooth is not loaded yet and I cannot enter my password. So I have to log in using my wired keyboard, and then disconnect & re-connect to my wireless keyboard using blueman before I am able to use the wireless keyboard.
Is there any way that I can already auto-load bluetooth and connect to my keyboard before I log in?
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Mar 24, 2010
I'm trying to use an Apple wireless keyboard with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) but the fn key is not working at all. If I start up xev and hit the fn key it generates no event. What do I need to do for it to work. It seems as if it should work when viewing pages like
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Dec 2, 2010
I have been given an Apple Ibook that wont boot
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Dec 4, 2010
i connected my apple ipod in ubuntu 10.04..its showing msg that" do no disconnect" but there is no trace of ipod in the system,not even any icon in desktop too
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Feb 1, 2010
I had a thread about installing on a Mac and decided to go the VirtualBox route and everything is running splendidly EXCEPT for the fnmode setting in /sys/module/hid_apple.
The problem is that the directory hid_apple does not exist for me to modify the settings for the apple keyboard. I'm assuming that when installing in VB, Ubu assumed it was a PC. Anyone know of a way to get the keyboard config directories in there so I don't have to hit Fn to do Alt-F2? Also, I tried to create the directory (sudo mkdir) and it returned "Cannot create directory...no such file or directory", but not in so many words.
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Mar 14, 2011
I've had a Apple Powerbook G4 for a while now, but being mostly a Windows user I've never used it. I remember when it ran it's native OSX (Which I can't for the life remember) Probably Tiger? Anyways... I tried installing Ubuntu on it about a year and a half ago, the installation was botched and I left it sitting there with no purpose in life. :O
So I've decided to dust the laptop and give it another go. I've progressed a little further with my Linux experience, having installed and tested a few distros and even switching over to Ubuntu 9.10 for about 4 months. Enough of my life story and more to the point.Has anyone installed Ubuntu, or any distro for that matter on the Apple Powerbook G4? I know there are different versions of the G4 and I'm not entirely sure what my version is, It's the 1.6Ghz version with The Nvidia card (Err I think) and extra Wireless card installed. I am not very capable with Mac - After checking Apples website I believe it's the 15inch.
I've read the FAQ thread and will begin trying to install Ubuntu tonight at home, I just wanted some suggestion and some pointers in the right direction. What distro would be most suitable for my hardware? and What is easiest to set up?
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Mar 6, 2010
I want to get rid of OSX since I see now that it doesn't really do anything. I love the MBP, however, and think that it is the best laptop I have ever used. I want a dual boot of Ubuntu 32bit and Windows 7 64bit. it just as easy as sticking the Windows disc in the drive and formatting? I know that Windows 7 works with EFI now.
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Jun 29, 2010
I noticed that 2.6.34 is available for Ubuntu 10.04 on Intel machines.. Is there anything like this for the PowerPC port? If so, where? I have heard that 2.6.34 fixes a number of bugs on PowerPC.
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Aug 15, 2010
I can't seem to boot the try ubuntu option on my mac using snow leopard.
Basically I press enter on 'try ubuntu' option is just stays on a black screen.
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Jan 18, 2010
I have a imac g3 with mac os x 10.3.9 panther and i want to try ubuntu. But i really want to use the live cd instead of installing it. is there any way i could do it like a pc would. you know were you put the cd in and try ubuntu like on a pc.
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Jan 29, 2010
recently I to come the Ubuntu 9.10 disk install and desire to do a clean in my macbook air installation problem is that this computer does not have a reader cd or DVD....
I wonder if there is any way to do the installation through a usb or I have to get an external reader for this installation, or if it is more easy install again my mac os x to partition the disk and do a dual boot
These are my laptop specifications:
MacBook Air (Rev A), 80 gb hd, 2 gb ram, graphics intel, one usb, one firewire
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Mar 3, 2010
I tried installing and using gsynaptics as well, but that just broke my touchpad (yes, I editted xorg and whatnot) on my Macbook 5.1 (aluminum).Really, my touchpad has been working well by default, but it's far to sensitive and moves around as my palm grazes it during typing (even with the "disable while typing" option turned on). Tapping is so sensitive that I accidentally click things all the time. Yes, I can turn that off... but I LIKE it. I love tapping.At any rate, it seems that ubuntu is ignoring whatever settings I add to the said file and I just want to tweak it a little.
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Mar 24, 2010
I am trying to boot a cd on an iMac G3 and I can't get it to boot. (hence the question)
I have tried pressing the 'c' key, the option key, the control key, the apple key, etc, etc, etc.
I have looked around Google and it showed me an old thread on the forums the guy figured it out but he never said what he did.
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Apr 5, 2010
I have been searching for this, but can't seem to find a definite answer. I am running Ubuntu 9.10 on my iBook G3. The gnome interface seems to be a little much for it. I am trying to find out if there is anyway to put UNR on an iBook G3 or at least the stripped down interface.
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Apr 29, 2010
I'm trying to run Ubuntu off the Livecd but when I start my imac it ignores the cd in the superdrive. Any suggestions?
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May 3, 2010
So, my girlfriend wants to dual-boot OS X and Ubuntu.
We want to format her laptop as:
20gb - Mac OS (Mac OS Journaled)
20gb - Ubuntu (ext4)
158gb - Shared Partition (???)
2gb - Swap
The most common suggestion I see around on the net is to go with FAT32 for the shared partition. But I know FAT32 isn't journaled and has a max file limite of 4gb. I've also seen some limited mentions of adding ext3 support to OS X or adding additional HFS support to linux...
Can anyone give me a good solid recommendation for a -everyday use- partition to share between her two OS's?
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May 6, 2010
I installed 32-bit 10.04, and only see 2GB of the 4GB available:
Code:
$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2193 1223 969 0 57 817
-/+ buffers/cache: 348 1844
Swap: 4092 25 4066
I was expecting to see 3GB of memory (since I installed 32-bit Ubuntu), which is what I was used to on other systems, but 2GB seems odd. Is there a way to improve things?
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Jul 3, 2010
My brother has a Mac G4 PC, he likes the look of my ubuntu, can ubuntu be used on mac? If it can where can I download ISO on to CD?
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Jul 17, 2010
I have a Powerbook G4, 550MHz, and I had 10.04 on it, but the wireless wouldn't work. I know that there are tons of variants, but I am sick of wasting disk, time downloading, testing, ect. Has anyone found a really good version of linux that will work? Or am I better off with OS X 10.4?
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Aug 12, 2010
I downloaded ubuntu not knowing it was totally take over my Mac. I'm nervous it may have deleted everything off my memory and now idk how to get it back! When I start it up it boots with ubuntu only! How do I get it to boot up the Mac os? And did installing this delete everything from my harddrive/partition!?
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Aug 13, 2010
I installed ubuntu on a G3 iBook using this guide: [URL] (because its a slow a** laptop).
I'm almost certain that it never ever prompted me to set up a username or password. I'm almost certain because I've installed linux on a good number of different systems and I use the same exact username and password every time.
But I was kind of shocked when it prompted me for a login and password and I'm thinking to myself "uhhhhh.... I didn't set up a user yet...". So I tried my usual login and nope... "Login incorrect". I can't do anything because I'm not logged in... and I can't use recovery mode either because its PPC or because its a Mac so there is no GRUB.
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Sep 9, 2010
I've had great success in the server forum when I installed Ubuntu Server 9.04 on my old G5 Mac tower. I have it running successfully, but now need more hard drive bays and would like to switch it to a 1st gen Intel Mac Pro. The problem is, when I start it up, I get the wonderful flashing folder with a question mark, and if I hold down option as its starting up I never get the folder, but the screen just stays gray/white and I can move the mouse around. Is there anyway for me to install it so it just has ubuntu server on it, or do I have to put osx back on first to do it?
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Oct 7, 2010
I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 in MBP that I bought a month ago. I found it easier to install it using the bootcamp through OSX. Ubuntu works well. Nearly everything worked out of the box except the brightness keys and the sound/microphone. I am able to adjust the sound level using the keyboard keys (F10 - F12). However there is no sound. Skype also does not detect a microphone. I searched on the web and found the following instructions:
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They did not work either.
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Oct 8, 2010
How to install Mac OS X 10.6.3 on virtualbox on Ubuntu 10.10. I have tried but it does not want to install for me.
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Oct 19, 2010
I have a macbook specs here: I have discs for Ubuntu + Kubuntu, 10.04 and 10.10 for both. When I put these discs in the computer, it reads them and I can boot from them, although when I get to the initial screen where it asks you what to do, like install ect, , , , after I select an option the screen just goes black, I've waited up to 30 minutes but nothing. I can't troubleshoot anything because nothing comes up. I've tried searching online for similar problems to no avail.
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Oct 28, 2010
What is different from this ISO from another ISO? What does the mac version add?
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Nov 16, 2010
Most of the really popular packages (Skype, ooVoo, Dragon Naturally Speaking, etc) are available for Microsoft and Apple platforms but not Linux/Ubuntu. Wine doesn't seem to bring much joy for running these reliably. So my question is - is there a Mac emulator? That would seem a good way to go since apple also use a unix variant and presumably the emulator would be a lot more compatible/reliable?
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Nov 16, 2010
Doing some experimentation with the XP Home BootCamp on my MacBook, I installed Wubi. (Yes, installed Wubi, on a BootCamp partition, on a Mac). Amazingly, it works flawlessly! But I thought up something while considering the issues with booting from USB on a Mac. My theory is this: Its the EFI and the Firmware which has compatibility issues with booting from USB. But when running BootCamp to use a Windows Partition, it emulates BIOS, which nowadays is good with booting from USB..
So, If I select to boot from Windows, which then leads to another selection asking for Ubuntu (GRUB) or Windows, you could select Ubuntu, which chucks you up at the standard version of GRUB, which to my understanding does support from USB booting? Select your stick and your off. If somebody would be willing to try this theory or correct me, maybe you could think up some easier way in which to boot from a USB with a Mac.
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