Other - Bootcamp: switching secondary OS from XP to ubuntu

me208 · me208 #1 (**permalink**)

08-08-2008, 06:43 PM

I just got a new macbook (black 13.3") and after a couple days decided to install windows with bootcamp. Now that I have a copy of Office 2008 mac edition I would like to turn that XP (fat32) partition into a Ubuntu partition. Is there a way to do this without affecting my OS X partition? In short I want to turn a OS X & XP dualboot into a OS X & Ubuntu dualboot without losing anything on the OS X partition.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

08-08-2008, 08:02 PM

Here's what I would do: Remove XP using the Boot Camp assistant -> create partition -> restore. That will return the entire hard drive to OS X.

Buy a copy of VMware Fusion and install the free Ubuntu 8.04 appliance. Run Ubuntu as a VM within OS X. No reboot required.

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

http://www.visoracle.com/download/ubuntu/

Regards.

me208 · me208 #3 (**permalink**)

08-09-2008, 01:24 AM

Thanks but I need a full install do do the work I need to do the kind of things I want to. You did help nonetheless, I'll just delete windows (which I didn't know could be done so painlessly) then install Ubuntu like I usually would.

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me208 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 15, 2007 Posts: 4	08-08-2008, 06:43 PM I just got a new macbook (black 13.3") and after a couple days decided to install windows with bootcamp. Now that I have a copy of Office 2008 mac edition I would like to turn that XP (fat32) partition into a Ubuntu partition. Is there a way to do this without affecting my OS X partition? In short I want to turn a OS X & XP dualboot into a OS X & Ubuntu dualboot without losing anything on the OS X partition.
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,387 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	08-08-2008, 08:02 PM Here's what I would do: Remove XP using the Boot Camp assistant -> create partition -> restore. That will return the entire hard drive to OS X. Buy a copy of VMware Fusion and install the free Ubuntu 8.04 appliance. Run Ubuntu as a VM within OS X. No reboot required. http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ http://www.visoracle.com/download/ubuntu/ Regards.
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