How to dual boot ubuntu on a mac
- #HOW TO DUAL BOOT UBUNTU ON A MAC INSTALL#
- #HOW TO DUAL BOOT UBUNTU ON A MAC SOFTWARE#
- #HOW TO DUAL BOOT UBUNTU ON A MAC ISO#
I've done several installs on Macbooks and Macbook Airs, but never on a pro, so I'm no expert on what's happening on yours. I use the Apple Disk Utility to create free space in the GUID partition and format it FAT and then tell the installer to use the free space. The next option is to allow or not allow booting from external media.Īlso, GParted doesn't handle Apple HSF all that well.
If your macbook has an earlier-than-el cap system installed, the 'Recovery' will just show a security list with 'High', 'Medium" and 'No Security'. It doesn't damage your installed system, it just wipes whatever data is stored there. You can do a search for the key combo for that.
#HOW TO DUAL BOOT UBUNTU ON A MAC INSTALL#
The first thing I do when an install fails is reset the machines PRAM. Shutdown and reboot with the Live USB and try installing again. Open Terminal from the utilities drop down and type $csrutil disable To restore SIP the command is csrutil enable I leave VB up and running in one space (virtual desktop) and can seamlessly move between the two operating systems. It should boot to the Options window (you might need to type your user and admin password). If you don't want to go to the hassle of setting up a dual-boot machine, you might consider a virtual machine. Hold down the Option+R key and power the machine on-you might need to hold those keys down for close to a minute. This can only be accessed by booting in Recovery Mode. If that macbook is running El Capitan or newer, you should try installing after turning off SIP (system integrity protection). If so, make a new thread on this forum with a link to the specs of your mac on and a clear description of the problem.
You may have some troubles downstream, macs often have video problems for instance.
Linux is incredibly versatile (used to power everything from smartphones to supercomputers), and you can install it on a MacBook Pro, iMac, or even a Mac mini.
#HOW TO DUAL BOOT UBUNTU ON A MAC SOFTWARE#
You should get to a grub screen giving you the option to boot into Mint or exit to macOS. Whether you need a customizable operating system or a better environment for software development, you can get it by dual booting Linux on your Mac. quit gpartedĥ) launch the installer and choose the option to install alongside macOS Check that everything works to your liking, in particular wifi.Ĥ) If you had to create a partition at step 1), launch gparted (Menu > Administration > gparted), select the internal hard drive, select said partition (take care not to select the one of the real macOS system) and delete it. You will boot to the live version of Mint.
#HOW TO DUAL BOOT UBUNTU ON A MAC ISO#
If you can leave the rest as unallocated (free) space it's better, otherwise format it as a partition with a macos filesystem that we will later deleteĢ) Download the ISO and burn it to a USB stick using Etcherģ) shutdown, plug the USB stick, boot pressing alt/option and select the option called "EFI Boot" with the logo of an external drive. Instructions for Ubuntu will work for Mint too : Mint is based on Ubuntu and has the same installer.ġ) With Disk Utility resize the macOS partition to leave free space for linux.