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Member Since: Feb 10, 2008
Location: Dallas, but school in Arkansas
Posts: 64
Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.2 2GB
MacBook Pro - Can I have XP and Linux on my mac?
Along with Leopard of course. I was wondering if I can have another partition in order to download Linux on my mac with BootCamp.
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Member Since: Jul 03, 2007
Posts: 647
Mac Specs: Power Mac G5(dual 2.0 GHz) 2.5 GB RAM, MBP C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 4 GB RAM, MB C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM
Using refit, it is possible. It is a little tricky though, especially if you decide that you want to remove the linux partition later.
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Member Since: Feb 12, 2008
Posts: 537
You can also run Linux very easily in a Fusion or Parallels virtual machine. That would be very simple.
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Member Since: Jul 03, 2007
Posts: 647
Mac Specs: Power Mac G5(dual 2.0 GHz) 2.5 GB RAM, MBP C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 4 GB RAM, MB C2Duo(2.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM
here is a link for info on triple booting
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Member Since: Nov 09, 2007
Posts: 51
Mac Specs: IMac 20" 2 GHZ 4MB, Macbook, Iphone, Ipod Touch
Are you able to install a second virtual machine in Fusion? I just installed Windows XP Pro - may want to try another operating system, like Linux.
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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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Mac Specs: MacBook 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb, 320 GB 7200 RPM WD Scorpio, OS X 10.6.2, Win 7
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Originally Posted by
oleviking
Are you able to install a second virtual machine in Fusion? I just installed Windows XP Pro - may want to try another operating system, like Linux.
Yes, provided of course you have enough disk space. Be sure to check the Fusion pre-configured virtual machines known as "Virtual Appliances".
Virtual Appliance Marketplace, Virtual Appliances, VMware Appliance - VMware
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Member Since: Feb 12, 2008
Posts: 537
You can install numerous virtual machines on your mac - whether you can run more than 1 or 2 of them simultaneously, however, depends on your RAM.
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