Ok, I wanted to install Ubuntu on my 500GB external hard drive. Well actually at the time I was trying to install Kubuntu on it. Ok so I selected my external hard drive, and hit install. So once I installed, I wanted to test it by holding alt (option) after the mac turns on. So I held down alt, and instead of it showing all the bootable drives/CDs, the screen just stayed grey until a file with a question mark appeared on the screen. So I’m like ” HOLLY SH*T!!!!!! I INSTALLED IT OVER OS 10!!!!!” So I inserted the Live CD and held down alt and selected it. And big whoop-de-do, Linux and Mac OS X are gone! So I decided I will buy the Mac CD off Amazon, but until then I will need some kind of OS. So I am trying to install Ubuntu 8.10 so I can either hold down alt and select it or it will just go straight to Linux. So bottom line, I just need to find a way to install Ubuntu Linux 8.10 desktop onto my computer so it will be bootable.
Oh yah I’m using the live CD right now and I have an Intel based Mac Mini. (I’m not too sad OS X got erased, I think I had a virus anyway lol)
Oh and also I can’t call a technition because if my dad finds out he will beat be dead. Luckily he dosn’t use this computer.
Drop your computer off a balcony
http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.10
http://yatsite.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-open-termial-and-find-what.html
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Call some computer technician.
http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.10
http://yatsite.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-open-termial-and-find-what.html
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Get http://www.mandriva.com/ (far better than Ubuntu), burn the iso, enter in the BIOS and choose the following boot order: 1 – cd-rom, 2 – hd, boot from the Live-cd, configure the pc the way you want (it will save you some time and hassle since it will be installed with them), click Install (from the desktop), select Use entire hd, select as file system ReiserFS if you can (i think this option is gone in the latest version) and everything else will be automatic.
When prompted allow it to reboot and remove the Live-cd.
http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-8.10
http://yatsite.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-open-termial-and-find-what.html
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