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How Do I Boot Ubuntu from Macbook?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 4 min read
How Do I Boot Ubuntu from Macbook?
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Can a Mac boot into Linux?

To actually boot the drive, reboot your Mac and hold down the Option key while it boots. You’ll see the boot options menu appear. Select the connected USB drive. The Mac will boot the Linux system from the connected USB drive.

How do I boot Ubuntu on MacBook Air?

MacBook Air 3,2

  1. Install rEFIt.
  2. Create a bootable start disk using Ubuntu and a USB stick.
  3. Create a separate partition on the Airs HD.
  4. dd the whole USB stick to that partition.
  5. Resync with rEFIt. Turn power off and on.
  6. Select Pingo/Windows logo: Install should start.
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