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42 questions linked to/from How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key?
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Ubuntu "USB for OS X" instructions doesn't create bootable USB drive [duplicate]
iMac i3 running 10.6.8
I've downloaded the 12.0.4 32-bit Intel ubuntu.iso and converted it to ubuntu.img and moved to root.
The "USB for OS X" instructions say insert USB Flash media.
My flash ...
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Installing Ubuntu 18.04 on an iMac with a blank hard drive [duplicate]
I have an iMac 2009 model, and a new hard drive. I wanted to know what's the easiest way to get ubuntu installed on it.
I've looked everywhere and found only old answers, or things that don't apply. ...
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Impossible to boot Ubuntu on a USB stick (OS X Montain Lion) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key?
I know this has been discussed over and over but I still cannot run Ubuntu on a USB stick.
Here's the step I followed:
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Ubuntu USB on a Mac [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key?
I followed the instructions on Ubuntu.com to install Ubuntu onto a USB for a Mac.
When I insert my USB in Mac OS X it now ...
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USB: Missing Operating System - MAC [duplicate]
Have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on USB using Live CD. Followed the steps as provided in below link
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation
After installation is ...
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Creating a bootable USB Stick on Mac OS X [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key?
I followed the step by step instructions set forth here but none of my macs (all intel) will recognize the stick as ...
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How should USB stick in Lion for 12.04 be formatted initially? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get my Mac to boot from an Ubuntu USB key?
To create an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USB stick in Mac OS X Lion, how should be the stick formatted initially?
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How can I install Ubuntu 13.04 on a Mac (using disk)? [duplicate]
I called a local computer store and they said Ubuntu 13.04 "doesn't like Mac" and it's very hard to do and requires lots of "codes". They said they would charge me $99 to do it. But I have read some ...
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Problem booting Ubuntu 18.04 from USB on 2012 Macbook Pro [duplicate]
I have downloaded Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop on my 2012 Mac Book Pro and mounted it to two different USB drives using two different softwares: Etcher and unetbootin. When I restart I held down option/alt, ...
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Ubuntu Installation - "ubuntu-18.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso: cannot execute binary file" on Mac [duplicate]
I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04.1 on mac and I was able to download Ubuntu Desktop file ubuntu-18.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso. The issue happens when I try to install this. As per the installation ...
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Installing Debian on Ubuntu 18.04 on a MacBook [duplicate]
I have an old MacBook (model A1342, year 2009) with Ubuntu 18.04 on it. NO MacOSx. I want to install Debian (8 or 9) for which said computer comfortably fulfills the minimum tech specs (barely so with ...
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ALTERNATIVE TO Installing ubuntu from USB in iMac5,1 with buggy EIF that does not allow to boot from non HFS+ drives? [duplicate]
*strong text*To put you into perspective: I'm no newby AND I'm close to nuclear meltdown.
I have tried to create a bootable USB stick using a 4GB stick and using the method with dd and the IMG file. ...
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How to install Linux on Mac w/o USB? [duplicate]
How can I make a bootable partition for Ubuntu on Mac? UNetBootIn just hangs.
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Questions regarding creating bootable USB [duplicate]
I'm trying to create a bootable USB for Ubuntu for installing Ubuntu on my Mac with Dual Boot. I have 2 questions. I am a complete noob. I'm sorry if these questions sound too basic or downright ...
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I am having problems downloading and installing ubuntu macbook from this site [duplicate]
The download says it cannot write to disk or driver.
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What is different about the Mac ISO image?
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/11.04/release/
At that location there is an ISO image which is described as "This image is adjusted to work properly on Mac systems."
What specific problems on the ...
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"dd: /dev/disk4: Permission denied" error when making LiveUSB on Mac OS X
I'm following the steps in How to create a bootable USB stick on OS X to install Ubuntu on a USB stick, and I keep getting the error:
dd: /dev/disk4: Permission denied
when I try to run step 8, even ...
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How to make a bootable Ubuntu USB on Windows/Mac/Linux?
How do I make an bootable Ubuntu USB containing the latest version of Ubuntu?
For completeness, how would I be able to do this on Ubuntu, Windows, Mac or another Linux distro?
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Distro that I can load into RAM? [duplicate]
Is there a modified version of Ubuntu that I can choose to load to RAM on start up? Kinda like the LiveCD, but that can be easily modified (ie: I can install stuff) when I choose to boot from disk.
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Can I use a USB flash drive as my main OS on the Mac?
I have found a lot of articles about creating Live CDs and bootable flash drives on the internet. What I do not see is a good pros, cons, and limitations. Flash drives have gotten very small, fast, ...
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Can I make a bootable USB flash drive for Mac from Windows
The problem
MacBook hard drive crashed and is ruined. I need to work on a music assignment on a program only available for Mac OS X and Ubuntu, and will not be able to get a new hard drive for the ...
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Boot from USB on a Macbook
How do I boot from USB on a Mac? Mac OS X crashed on that PC and I want to make the owner switch to Ubuntu.
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Can't convert iso to img on mac
I followed the instructions here and I got a dmg instead. This is what I entered:
cd Desktop
hdiutil convert ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.iso -format UDRW -o ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64.img
Then it ...
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When trying to install on Mac: "No mountable file system."
I downloaded Ubuntu 14.04.2 - desktop. When I try to open the file, I have the following error message:
NO MOUNTABLE FILE SYSTEM.
What should I do to solve this problem?
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dd: Operation not supported (on unmounted, but not ejected drive)
I have looked through the other questions here on AU, and none of them seem to help me deal with this particular problem, so I am starting a new question.
For some context, all I am trying to do is ...
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MacBook Air and Ubuntu 12.04: Good Buy or Go for an Ultrabook?
i tried to set up a Macbook PRO with ubuntu 12.04 and setting up was easy as pie except for a slew of trackpad issues i could never resolve, particularly resting thumb on trackpad while navigating ...
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Is the current version of Ubuntu usable on a PPC mac?
Is the current version of Ubuntu usable on a PPC mac?
I've got a "lamp shade" mac from 2003 that I'd like to recycle into my first Linux computer. I'm not a programmer. So it appeals to me that ...
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Installing Ubuntu on an IMAC mid 2010 High Sierra
How can I install Ubuntu on my IMAC mid 2010 High Sierra?
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Create a bootable USB on a Mac to install Ubuntu on a PC
I have a working MacBook Pro and a crashed Windows 7 PC. I was running Ubuntu on my PC, but after a recurrent issue now I can't boot either OS. I would like to install only Ubuntu on my PC and will ...
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Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick just not possible on Macbook [closed]
In case someone else attempts this they should not try any of the following routes when attempting to make a bootable installation or live ubuntu CD. Basically, nothing works and Ubuntu should ...
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