[ubuntu-uk] Loading Fiesty into Mac mini

[TheVeech]

On Sat, 2007-04-28 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> I hasten to reply today that as far as I know, there are 2 models of
> mac mini and and I am supposed to be getting the one with 80Gb hard
> disc, ie the model with the higher specification, plus keyboard and
> screen all from Applestore.

OK.  I'll take a look at this model.  I'm relieved that you've got the
whole kit here because there shouldn't be any weird configuration
problems.  We're starting off well.  If there's a chance you could get
an email from AppleStore with the specifications?

We can take this discussion off the list when we're doing the install,
but it's best to keep posting here in the hope that someone will spot
any mistakes/bad judgement and jump in.

Let's take your 80gb HDD.  The way I've set up partitions on my machines
in the past has been to use a whopping 10gb for the root partition
(that's the part of the drive that hosts your applications).  That was
when I was thinking about future-proofing, but how far in the future was
I thinking?!?  Bizarre.

Nowadays (IIRC like Alan Pope) I'm sticking to GNOME programs, avoiding
KDE.  I use laptops as a rule, so this prevents resource waste seeing as
though there's only one task I rely on - mindmapping - that isn't well
covered by GNOME.


>   I will know nothing more until delivery.

Oh!


> I don't know anything about burning a CD  but believe it isn't too
> difficult, I assume that we will be using the one on the new mac mini.

For the install, we'll be using the disk in the Mac Mini.  If you want
to burn the disk image on that, you'll have to find out what app you
need to use.  If we're using Ubuntu software to make the disk, I'd
prefer to use Brasero because I can send you a PDF with instructions
specific to that program.


>   Currently I using Daffy, not Edgy.  do you want me to put basero on
> my compact laptop or on Tiger in the mac mini when it comes?  I'm not
> sure of the worth of the CD drive on the laptop, it's about 5 or 6
> years old.  I have another mac mini a year old running Tiger with a CD
> drive which does't like ejecting its discs so I use it as little as
> possible (I use pen drives for backup).  Should I buy new discs and
> are there different sorts, if so what should I get and how many?
> Would a  pen drive do the job ?  Had a look at the forum you recommend
> above, reassuring in some ways, daunting in others.  At the end of the
> day, I  need to be in serious business with OOo and have no fears
> about a new version if it is a development of the old.  Other software
> can be added at leisure.  Thank you for your help.  Robin