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2. Install Ubuntu onto partition 3
Right now (April 2010),
Ubuntu 9.10
is the most common Linux out there. It works, it's attractive, it's Debian-based
so it has great software packaging tools that "just work". So, get the ISO, burn
to DVD, install.
You'll have to use 'Manual Partitioning' which looks a bit scary due to the
mis-leading GUI but is really fine. In the Manual Partitioning page, select
partition 3 (sda3) as the Linux root filesystem (i.e. mount point
is /). Select partition 6 (sda6) as the swap.
You'll probably want to mount the Windows, shared space and MacOSX partitions
too but a) it's not required to get this guide to work, and b) you can't mount
the MACOSX partition until you install the HFSPLUS filesystem tools after
install. So, do that later. As a Linux user I presume you know how. (Hint: Open
Synaptic Package Manager and type hfs in the Search box.).
So, let that install, and reboot. You'll get the Grub menu listing Linux and
Windows. Go into Linux. You'll need to connect to the internet via a wire to
your router for the initial updates. Go to System -> Administration ->
Update Manager and run that. It'll take a while.
After Update Manager has completed, reboot again. Now, go into System ->
Administration -> Hardware Drivers and enable the Wifi drivers. You should be
able to connect via wifi and remove the wire.
Linux is done. Now for MacOSX...
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