Unfortunately, these mac-specific images seem to have fallen by the wayside as of late. Update 2: Gero has mentioned a USB-bootable method via YUMI. Be upgraded past Leopard 10.5.8 was Ubuntu 12.04 powerpc iso for G4 or G5's.
I bought a Macbook Air yesterday after Dell lost my laptop from their service centre last month. And among the first few things I did was to dual boot Mac OS X with Ubuntu Linux. I’ll cover up Linux installation on Macbook in later articles as first we need to learn how to create a bootable Ubuntu USB drive for Mac in OS X.While it is fairly easy to create a bootable USB in Ubuntu or in Windows, it is not the same story in Mac OS X. This is why the official Ubuntu guide suggest to use a disk rather than USB for live Ubuntu in Mac. Considering my Macbook Air neither has a CD drive nor do I possess a DVD, I preferred to create a live USB in Mac OS X.
Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Drive in Mac OS XAs I said earlier, creating a bootable USB in Mac OS X is a tricky procedure, be it for Ubuntu or any other bootable OS. But don’t worry, following all the steps carefully will have you going. Let’s see what you need to for a bootable USB: Step 1: Format the USB driveApple is known for defining its own standards and no surprises that Mac OS X has its own file system type known as Mac OS Extended. So the first thing you would need to do is to format your USB drive in Mac OS Extended format.To format the USB drive, plug in the USB key.
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