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BootCamp & Linux??
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Wondering if BootCamp supports Linux now. I thought I saw something about it.
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You don't need Bootcamp to install Linux on your Mac, all Bootcamp is is Windows drivers, plus perhaps an alteration to your MBR to recognize your Windows partition. These instructions include replacing the MBR with rEFIt:
Triple Boot via BootCamp - OnMac.net Wiki
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I guess what I mean is, can I dual boot Linux? I know Parallels supports Linux.
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Yes, as the article I've linked to explains...
You can run Linux in any VM environment too, AFAIK. This list includes VMWare, Parallels, Xen (although not available under OS X last I checked), Qemu, Virtualbox, Q, etc.
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I'm interested in why you would want to do this.
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Originally Posted by peeb 
I'm interested in why you would want to do this.
There are many ways this can be answered, and many reasons to do so. What about this concept intrigues you the most?
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Well, I just wonder what you use linux for - is it apps that you can't get on OSX, or compatibility? I guess I've always looked at OSX as more or less linux for the rest of us, with a useable interface - what about it do you miss enough to dual boot?
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Originally Posted by peeb
Well, I just wonder what you use linux for - is it apps that you can't get on OSX, or compatibility? I guess I've always looked at OSX as more or less linux for the rest of us, with a useable interface - what about it do you miss enough to dual boot?
Here are some reasons I can think of off the top of my head:
1) Greater availability of free/open source applications
2) Far more customization potential
3) The option to run a trimmer/leaner window manager
4) Interested in using/testing Linux in Enterprise computing environments as a server or even workstation. In this environment and world there is a long list of reasons to run Linux over OS X
5) Subjective preference
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Anyway, back to the OP, you can use Boot Camp with Linux. It works pretty much the same as Windows too: run the utility to partition your disk, and install your distro of choice. My recommendation is Ubuntu for its ease of use and installation. Plus I can personally vouch that it has drivers to fully support virtually all of the hardware on a Macbook.
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