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Linux kernel directly and will be able to skip this. I am sure that one day soon rEFIt will boot Ubuntu's Should contain a shadow of this information and is used here primarily by The new GPT partition format can handle very large disks andĬontains the canonical partition map the old MBR partition map Use rEFIt's partition map tool to copy the GPT partition map into.Pop the CD into the drive, reboot (allow it to boot from the hard disk, no need to force a boot from the CD).

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Download and burn an i386 Ubuntu CD (I used Edgy Eft Knot 2 because it was the most recent at the time).

rEFIt will allow you to choose between MacOS XĪnd Ubuntu when you power on. The tool when it prompts you for your Windows XP CD.Īn EFI boot manager. Make enough space for your Ubuntu install, then quit This tool allows you to resize your existing HFS+ partition mix up some weak lemon drink and let's get started.Ĭamp.

I won't write a detailedĭiscussion of the hardware, as there are plenty ofĪnyway. There are more comprehensive guides online if you get stuck, for example

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I wouldn't attempt this unless you are confident youĬan mount your root partition and install GRUB by hand from theĬommand line, or you don't mind abandoning the entire thing and re-installingįrom the MacOS X DVD. Here's a super-condensed guide to installing Ubuntu on the i386 The ICBM to allow space on one side for the infra-red receiver, and the G4 hasĪ very slight chamfer around the top edge which the ICBM does not. The dimensions and paintĬolours match exactly, although the width of the optical drive slot is wider on In the photo below, the ICBM (Intel chipīased Macintosh) is on top, with the G4 system underneath. Ubuntu is a Debian-based distribution focusing on desktop usabilityĪnd regular stable releases. The i386 Mac Miniĭual boots MacOS X and a pre-release of Ubuntu 6.10

We have both an i386 (Intel) and a PowerPC Mac Mini. Words they are regular PCs using Intel's Centrino platform, modulo some fancy firmware, and withĪ little persuasion can run common or garden i386 Linux. Mac Mini systems shipped since February 2006 contain Intel "Core Duo" processors and an Intel Installing Debian on these earlier PowerPC G4 based systems I have now addedĪ short guide to installing Ubuntu on the newer Intel based systems. This page primarily describes a technique for The first generation of Mac Mini systems used PowerPC G4 processors. (This article has been translated to Spanish by Maria Ramos " Gracias, Maria!) Installing Debian GNU/Linux on the Mac Mini