Do Ubuntu and Mac OS X place nice with each other?

[Seth Hoogeboom]

Could I still use the Mac's EFI bootloader to boot into Mac OS X or would I HAVE to use GRUB to switch between the two?

On Nov 27, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Bas Roufs wrote:

> Hello Seth
> 
> Quite probably, the installation disk will recognise the presence of
> another OS, in your case Mac OS X.  In that case you will have an
> option to MAINTAIN the existing OS, to PARTITION the disk and than to
> install Ubuntu at the empty part of the disk. After finishing the
> installation, you will see a menu in which you can choose which OS to
> run: Ubuntu or MAC OS X.
> Respectfully yours,
> 
> Bas.
> 
> 2009/11/27 Seth <dragonrider66 at gmail.com>:
>> So, a few weeks ago I made a thread that I was getting a MacBook Pro
>> and was wondering if I could just partition the drive with the Boot
>> Camp Assisstant and install Ubuntu. Well, I decided to do it. I have
>> my CD sitting here and I am about ready to partition the drive. The
>> main and most important thing I want to know is if I will still be
>> able to boot into Mac OS X. Does GRUB install itself on both
>> partitions or just the one that Ubuntu is installed on? I'm probably
>> going to install Ubuntu regardless, but I just want to know if they
>> will play nice with each other.
>> 
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