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Old 09-20-2007, 02:54 PM   #1
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ubuntu and mac


To whom it may concern,

I would like to run ubuntu and mac osx 10.4 on the same laptop. The laptop I have is a macbook pro 15 inch screen. Which program do you think would be the best one to use. Parallels desktop for mac or bootcamp? Will bootcamp allow me to run either ubuntu or mac osx one at a time? Or will parallels allow me to run ubuntu and macosx one at a time?
 
Old 09-20-2007, 03:32 PM   #2
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Hi,

I haven't use parallels, but I can tell you that bootcamp (together with efi) will enable you to use os-x or ubuntu.

I wrote an article a while back about putting LFS on a MacPro(LQ Thread) and I used ubuntu as a base.

Search for os-x ubuntu dual boot bootcamp and you get plenty of links that can assist you in setting this up.

The following two were especially helpfull when I started with the 'LFS on a Mac' project:

Installing Ubuntu Linux on a MacBook (Dual Boot)
Triple_Boot_via_BootCamp_Ubuntu

Hope this helps.
 
Old 10-17-2007, 01:09 AM   #3
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AFAIK Bootcamp (unlike Parallels) is not a virtualization application. And you'll have to reboot your mac to use either Ubuntu or Mac OS. With Parallels, you'll be able to use both simultaneously.
 
Old 10-17-2007, 03:54 AM   #4
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Hi,

@-Pb-: That is indeed the case. Sorry for not mentioning this before!
 
Old 10-17-2007, 04:17 PM   #5
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i do not want to sound like promote anything but fusion from vmware is another option for you to run linux side by side if your mbp is with intel.
 
Old 11-08-2007, 12:34 AM   #6
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I am wondering which is more convenient, between Parallels and VMWare Fusion. From wikipedia, it seems integration is higher and better with Parallels, but that it does not support SMP and 64bits...

I would like to buy one of these to run Gentoo linux (so multi CPU matters) in, so I am not too sure.

Has anyone experience with both and could comment on the actual usability on a daily usage? Thanks.
 
Old 11-08-2007, 12:44 AM   #7
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I am not sure about VMware, but with Parallels, you can download a trial version and test-drive it for 15 days.
 
Old 11-08-2007, 12:47 AM   #8
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Yes, VMware also has a trial copy. So, you can try both and decide what you like better.
 
Old 11-08-2007, 01:03 AM   #9
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Thank you, you are probably right and I need to find some time (which is lacking these days) then... though I just found
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/...-fusion_4.html
who recommends Fusion for running linux.
 
Old 11-16-2007, 02:04 AM   #10
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BTW, the third variant is VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org/. They only have a beta version for macs, however.
 
  


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