Macintosh (Mac) is a line of computers produced by Apple Inc. that are designed with proprietary hardware and run the Mac OS operating system.
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How to install-and boot-Ubuntu on my MacPro Tower?
I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, have NO intention of moving to 10.7 or 10.8, since Apple is turning the platform into a "toy" system with too many restrictions.
So, for the past 8 months or so, I've ...
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Four GUIs off USB Boot
I am booting Ubuntu on a mac off of a USB drive. When I start it up there is a black screen giving me the options to try Ubuntu, install Ubuntu, or 2 other options. I select try Ubuntu and four GUIs ...
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Safari style animations
Anybody know if it's possible to get mac book style animations on ubuntu? Specifically the back, forward, and exit tab animations.
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My ubuntu installation directory is not bootable on my intel mac
I have a intel mac, I previously had linux mint, I wanted to switch to ubuntu I made a usb install disk using UNetBootin and it boots fine, but I install it to my hard drive, but when I go to the boot ...
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How do I get my Apple Mighty Mouse to work on Ubuntu 12.04 PPC edition?
I had some trouble pairing the device but I finally got it to pair.
So far, only the mouse cursor and the scroll wheel work. When I try to click, it doesn't work.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Single yellow characters on Mac when Ubuntu is booting
I have burned a Ubuntu disk and am booting from it on my Mac. However, it keeps going to a black screen with a single yellow character on a burgundy background. Usually an S and a weird ñ.
When ...
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can't detect my wifi network ubuntu 13.04
I recently installed ubuntu 13.04 32bit on my iMac (21 inch).
I can see some networks, both wep and wpa, but not mine and some others.
mine is on channel 13, I think is that the problem. I've tried ...
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Finished Install 13.04 on my Mac but can't boot on it
After installing the ubuntu 13.04 on my macbook air(with usb disk), I press my power key on my mac an hold on the "option" button an comes out only the "Macintosh HD" and "Windows"(and i didn't setup ...
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Dual Boot Mac / Ubuntu Mac Single User Mode?
I have a MacBook Air running Mac Mountain Lion on one partition, and Ubuntu 12.10 on the other. Whenever it takes me to the ubuntu startup option of:
Ubuntu
More Ubuntu Details
Mac 32-bit
Mac ...
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Replace ubuntu boot menu (iMac)
I have a 21.5" iMac (Intel based), and I recently installed Ubuntu on a 90GB partition. After I installed Ubuntu, I noticed that whenever i boot my machine I get GRUB where I can select my OS (Mac or ...
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WiFi and sound not working and trackpad acting strange on Macbook 5,2 with Ubuntu 12.10
I'm pretty much completely new to Ubuntu but felt like I wanted to explore it to see what all the fuzz was about so I went through the hassle on installing it on a 32gb partition on my mid 2009 ...
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Trying to install ubuntu on mac. Black SCreen of DEATH
There is no purple screen. Straight to black screen with endless blinking cursor. All of the solutions to this black screen suggest that I see a purple screen before this black one. Is there a way ...
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Why can't I get Ubuntu to work on my G5 Powermac?
I've been trying to get Ubuntu to work for literally days now on my new G5 Powermac. I've read up on some things but I'm new to Macs.
I've downloaded the ISO file and burned it to a CD using ...
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Can I make an existing Live USB Persistent?
I'd really love to make my Ubuntu USB persistent. I've tried every possible thing on the internet I could find that I was able to do. (I'm on OS X.) I've gone through easily 36 hours of constant ...
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Extracting data from Mac OS resource forks
I have some data in old Mac OS resource forks/files that I would like to resurrect. What tools exist on Linux that would allow me to peruse and extract individual resources from the resource forks of ...
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Trouble with booting from DVD on a Mac
So I just downloaded the latest edition of Ubuntu 32 bit onto a blank DVD. I went through the whole disk terminal and set it up the way the website showed. However when I inserted the disk it said it ...
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Move Grub Boot loader into another partition
I am dual booting mac OS X with Ubuntu 64-bit and using the alternative install, when I got to the Grub boot loader I acidently selected the wrong partition to install, I installed the GRUB on the MAC ...
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How to set keyboard layout for a macbook Pro?
I'm running Ubuntu in VirtualBox on my Macbook Pro.
I chose a 'French (Mac)' layout (see below).
Unfortunately, the character | (vertical bar) does not seem to be mapped!
Usually, in Mac OSX, I get ...
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“operation is not supported” when creating a bootable USB on MAC
The command I'm using is:
sudo dd if=/Users/Ben/Desktop/ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.dmg of=/dev/disk2 bs=1m
It then says that the operation is not supported.
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Bootable Ubuntu Studio USB flash drive is reported to be not readable on Mac OS X
I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.8 and I'm trying to set up my computer to dual boot with Ubuntu Studio. In order to create a bootable USB flash drive with the installer, I followed the steps from this ...
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Install ubuntu on external drive to boot on iMac and PC's
I'd like to install ubuntu on an external HD I just bought. The downside of it is that one of the computers I might boot the external ubuntu HD is an iMac 21".
If I install ubuntu from a PC, will it ...
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Change the bootload so it is linke bootcamp
Hi I have installed bootcamp in the past and love the way it boots quickly and automatically to macOS and only if you hit a button during the boot it presents you with an option to load windows.
Can ...
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How to use Czech Macintosh keyboard?
I just installed ubuntu on my Mac. However, I found out there is no "Czech (Macintosh)" keyboard, despite there being "Dutch (Macintosh)", "German (Macintosh)" and so on.
Since I am a programmer, I ...
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Create bootable flash drive on mac for PC
I've got a PC with a crashed HD, which I am replacing with a new HD. I want to create a bootable flash drive ubuntu to install ubuntu on that PC. Obviously I can't do that on the dead PC and the only ...
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How can I run ubuntu 12.10 on a MBP running Lion?
I'm new to linux and was wondering if I could get some help. I have the CD and rEFIt on my comp. I have installed Ubuntu and even got through the set up. But when I restarted my machine and selected ...
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Synergy with Wired Computer
I have a MACBook (OS 10.6) and a PC (Windows XP)sharing Keyboard and Mouse through SYNERGY. Up until now they have done it thorugh the wireless network - flawlessly, but I 'm getting ready to have ...
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Step 3 of the 'booting from usb' (mac)
When I copy and paste the download into terminal and then copy and paste the example after it, it should comvert from an iso file to an img file. It just says on terminal 'permission denied'. Not sure ...
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I can't connect to wifi network after spoofing my mac address
I'm trying to connect to my own network but spoof my mac address: I can spoof my mac address fine, but when i try to connect to my wifi network, it won't let me connect.
And no my network doesn't have ...
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How can I tell ubuntu to ignore mouse movements while clicking?
I've got a Macbook Air and am trying out ubuntu on it.
One thing that is really annoying is the behavior of the trackpad. Macs have those click-pads, where you have to press down the whole trackpad ...
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How can I make a bootable USB ubuntu live disk for a Mac using Ubuntu?
I've found guides that explain how to make a bootable disk for macs using macs, but I want to use ubuntu to make this mac-bootable disk. Is there a way to do that?
In other words, I have:
a ...
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Mac Mini 6,2 Ethernet Driver for 13.04
I have the same issue as this question: Ubuntu 13.04 on Mac Mini 6,2 ethernet port Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57766 not detected
But I'm not able to translate the conversation into something I can use. ...
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“Mounting Failed” Message After Downloading Ubuntu 12.04 to My Mac?
I have been sitting here for the last few hours trying ti install Ubuntu 12.04 LST to my Ibook G4 and Powerbook G4. After downloading Ubuntu 12.04 I got a "mounting failed" message. Could it be that I ...
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How can I find out appropriate drivers for Unknown on iMac?
I Installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my iMac.
How can I find out which drivers to select for "Unknown"? (nothing else is written in Software & Sources -> Additional Drivers).
If I select this component ...
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Mac Partioning problem
During Partioning "set up Ubuntu alongside mac" does not show and choosing something else makes it vv difficult
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installation of iTunes Producer
Just needed to know if Ubuntu 13.04 on 8gb USB Stick Flash Drive and running on a machine which has Win 7 would accept iTunes Producer (not iTunes) for installation?
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iMac (4,2) won't recognize Ubuntu cd
I've recently recieved an old iMac from a friend (model: iMac 4,2). As I enjoy fiddling around with pc's I decided to install Ubuntu on it to relieve some of the pressure the current OS (Mac 10.4.11) ...
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No network interfaces detected when installing Ubuntu Server on Mac Mini
I have a new Mac Mini (MacMini6,1 late 2012) that I would like to install Ubuntu Server 13.04 (ubuntu-13.04-server-amd64+mac.iso) on. But it seems like Ubuntu Server isn't able to detect my network ...
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Background image corrupted in Lubuntu 13.04
After a clean install of Lubuntu 13.04 and with the default graphics driver the background image with the Lubuntu logo is corrupted (displayed as random dots) each time the computer boots. Sometimes ...
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Worth installing Ubuntu on 15" Powerbook G4?
I trying to figure out whether or not if i should install Ubuntu on my 15" Powerbook G4 1.25 GHz and I pretty sure the RAM is maxed out at 2 GB and also its currently running Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.8 ...
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ssh -Y to Mac from Ubuntu
I'm trying to use gnuplot on a MAC server by logging from my Ubuntu 10.04. I use command ssh -Y user@server to remotely access the MAC server. When I give a command for plotting, the graph appears on ...
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Windows and Ubuntu not booting in triple boot with OS X
I triple-booted my Mac. Windows and Ubuntu can't boot. Only OSX.
When installing Ubuntu, I installed the bootloader on the same drive as Ubuntu. Ubuntu gave
an bootloader waring that I need a ...
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Unable to boot to live DVD on Mac PowerBook G4
My mac is really old. The hardware sucks, but so does the software. I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit PowerPC on it, but whenever I try to boot to the live DVD, by either holding C' or ...
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Trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 on iBook G4 from a USB key
I want to install Ubuntu on my iBook G4, but I cannot use liveCD because a CD is stuck in the drive lol... It's been a year or so. I've tried everything excepted opening it up but yeah... I've thought ...
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Booting Linux from a Mac
I have an external hard drive (usb) connected to my Windows pc with Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bit). When I want to boot Linux, I modify the BIOS to first look for a bootable drive on the usb ports. I have a ...
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Reinstalling Leopard on Mac [Running Ubuntu]
So I was stuck with the Prohibitary sign on my Mac...
I gave up trying to reinstall Leopard as I didn't have the recovery disk
I ended up burning Ubuntu to a CD and installing it
I have no problems ...
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Installing Ubuntu to an Imac via USB
I'm attempting to install Ubuntu to a imac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) via USB.
I've seen this guide.
Plus countless other forum post to no avail but haven't been able to recognize it on startup, let ...
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Gnome shell: how do I map super-tab to app switcher?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 under Parallels on a macbook8,1. I have a Norwegian keyboard, so I have set the alt key to choose 3rd level, so I can acces square and curly brackets (like on the mac). ...
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What about the installation in a Mac G4Quicksilver 1.25 powerpc core?
I'm looking for an easy way to install Ubuntu on that machine, but i cant find any way or any guide to make recognice the installation DVD on my G4. I've tried to find any guide, any help to install ...
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Why doesn't the graphics work on my PowerBook g4?
I wanted to have Ubuntu on my PowerBook g4 and I burned a Ubuntu PPC CD, and booted up. It booted perfectly, but the graphics didn't work. There was a white rectangle instead of a desktop, but the ...
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fstab mount mac share not working with new mac?
Hopefully someone can figure this out, because it makes no sense to me.
This is my original fstab line that has been working for years allowing me to auto-mount a shared folder from a Macintosh on my ...
