hi, i want to know what linux distro do you use, because i tried to install ubuntu 7.04 but there's no way i can haha, i want something simplified because i know NOTHING about linux and it's commands and all that stuff.. i just want to try something different, "think different"haha
excuse my english, i'm not a native speaker![]()
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btw, i have the 2.33ghz 15,4" MBP
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yes can somebody please elaborate on this. Sam where are you!
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I had Suse 10.3 on my MBP for a while, it worked great. It's a very Windows friendly distro, meaning you don't have to know much terminal in order to get it to work.
I know a couple of people with MB's or MBPs that have the new OpenSuse 10.4 on it, and it's snazzy for them as well.
I personally like Gentoo, but I like terminal, so... -
Why would you need Linux on MBP?
OS X is internally BSD - you can cross-compile linux applications on MBP with fink for example(though I hate X-Windows personally)...
My personal impression of OS X - unix os with a good(at last) interface... -
Well, some people might prefer Linux's internals or interface. ;P
As for installation help, you can follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MacBookPro/SantaRosa -
, and i wanted to try it, because it seems interesting to me..
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Good luck getting beryl or compiz to work. I think it's easier on a nvidia card than ati though.
You will have to use refit, as the link thebluesgnr gave. Which.. .maybe more complicated then you want to try.
An alternative, though you can't use beryl or compiz, is to install linux on VMWare Fusion or Parallels.
Though, if you try 7.10 on Parallels, get the alt cd. The normal one does not work. -
stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?
im planning on running ubuntu on mine soon. check out ubuntuforums.org
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hmn.. that's a bit disapointing.. but.. well i will have to do a little effort to make it work.. haha.. thank you all guys.. notebookreview's forum RULESSSSS!
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I actually wanted to try the latest ubuntu, v7.10, gutsy ribbon or whatever. And play around with it. It's possible to have Leopard, windows xp, and linux on one machine? Maybe even add vista to the mix as well?
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SaferSephiroth The calamity from within
^ Thats got to be counter productive. A whole bunch of space and effort gets wasted as you try to balance time spent with each of them.
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Well you could let all of them run in VMWare or Parallels - run OS X, and run Linux and Windows in the virtual machine.
I installed boot camp Windows XP but I find that I never use it. Whenever I need to quickly do something in Windows, I just start Parallels and do it there - just so much more convenient. Rebooting is not for me. Going to remove my Windows partition soon. -
Edit: damn, I'm tired. Missed the whole point of the thread - Mac and Linux. I was speaking about another Linux machine with PCLinOS. Sorry guys. -
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stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?
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don't let this important thread die!
Apple MBP @ Linux
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by bczera, Oct 22, 2007.