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Hey...a linux question for mac
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<blockquote data-quote="mangoSharingan" data-source="post: 106926"><p>Yea, Ubuntu would be the easiest to install in my opinion. I dunno whether this applies to Ubuntu but with YDL, I had to install Mac OS X first (after I had partitioned the HD into 2 using Disk Utility) and then install YDL because if you do it the other way round, Mac OS X's bootloader overwrites YDL's bootloader and therefore, you won't be able to select from either OS at boot-up.</p><p></p><p>The installation of Ubuntu should be easy enough on it's own though. Just follow the easy installation instructions. Download the Live version if you want to test it out first without installing anything on your Mac.</p><p></p><p>Also, I don't think any of the current PPC Linux distros support Airport Express properly so you will probably have to use an USB wireless adapter if you want to use wireless on your Mac. A network cable is fine though and you shouldn't need to configure anything on your distro.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mangoSharingan, post: 106926"] Yea, Ubuntu would be the easiest to install in my opinion. I dunno whether this applies to Ubuntu but with YDL, I had to install Mac OS X first (after I had partitioned the HD into 2 using Disk Utility) and then install YDL because if you do it the other way round, Mac OS X's bootloader overwrites YDL's bootloader and therefore, you won't be able to select from either OS at boot-up. The installation of Ubuntu should be easy enough on it's own though. Just follow the easy installation instructions. Download the Live version if you want to test it out first without installing anything on your Mac. Also, I don't think any of the current PPC Linux distros support Airport Express properly so you will probably have to use an USB wireless adapter if you want to use wireless on your Mac. A network cable is fine though and you shouldn't need to configure anything on your distro. [/QUOTE]
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