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= Installing Ubuntu on Mac =
= Installing Ubuntu on Mac =
== Resizing the Mac partition ==
Before you can install Linux, you need to use the Mac to resize the partition.


To repartition your drive, it's important to delete / temporarily move files that are large (like bigger than 1 GB). To help you find them:  
To repartition your drive, it's important to delete / temporarily move files that are large (like bigger than 1 GB). To help you find them:  
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  sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage
  sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage
== PowerPC ==
Download the image from http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads
Be sure to burn the disk using Apple's Disk Utilities. (Right/Ctrl click the file and select Open with... Disk Utility). Open the image file (from the file menu) -- select it and select Burn...

Revision as of 16:45, 28 September 2010

Installing Ubuntu on Mac

Resizing the Mac partition

Before you can install Linux, you need to use the Mac to resize the partition.

To repartition your drive, it's important to delete / temporarily move files that are large (like bigger than 1 GB). To help you find them:

Also, it's useful to delete the Mac's "sleepimage" file. [1]

sudo rm /var/vm/sleepimage

PowerPC

Download the image from http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

Be sure to burn the disk using Apple's Disk Utilities. (Right/Ctrl click the file and select Open with... Disk Utility). Open the image file (from the file menu) -- select it and select Burn...