Ubuntu on Mac OSX

[Bob Stia]

On Friday 19 February 2010 04:23:52 Chris Jones wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Sooo....the question is can I install Ubuntu onto that machine?
>
> yes. Try sticking "ubuntu macbook" into google ...
>
OK, but thought I'd ask the experts first.

> or better yet
>
> > network the laptop to my/her desktop Suse 11.0 or Ubuntu (multiple boot)
> > via something like ssh?
>
> Ubuntu and OSX can certainly be connected via a network, I do it all the
> time, but you need to be a bit more specific as to what you want. i.e.
>
Basically I just wanted to know that I could. Thinking I could just leave the 
Macbook alone and let my wife use her own full desktop on the desktop 
machine.


>   - Just logging at the command line via ssh
>
>   - Full desktop sharing (vnc and alike)
>
>   - Shared filesystems (NFS, etc.)
>
> All the above work, but are quite different things so you need to say
> more on what you want to happen.
>
Thanks for replying Chris. This was jsut a preliminary inquiry to be able to 
figure out my options.

Bob S