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Does anyone have any successful experience installing the latest Ubuntu (6.06, "Dapper Drake") on a PowerMac G5? I would like to dual boot with Mac OS X. I am guessing that an external drive is needed for this (i.e. install Ubuntu on an external drive) but I have heard that Ubuntu itself doesn't support Firewire, and the Mac won't boot from a USB 2.0 drive).
Does this mean that Ubuntu and Mac OS X can't be run on the same Mac, or is there a way to install both on the same disk?
By the way, I don't really want to use Parallels or boot camp if I can get away with it - ideally, just two disks and two boot selections. I seem to recall that there is some magic key you can hold down during boot and the Mac firmware will present a list of available boot disks. If one could be Mac OS X and the other Ubuntu, I would be done!
Any and all insights appreciated.
Does this mean that Ubuntu and Mac OS X can't be run on the same Mac, or is there a way to install both on the same disk?
By the way, I don't really want to use Parallels or boot camp if I can get away with it - ideally, just two disks and two boot selections. I seem to recall that there is some magic key you can hold down during boot and the Mac firmware will present a list of available boot disks. If one could be Mac OS X and the other Ubuntu, I would be done!
Any and all insights appreciated.