#How to install ubuntu on a mac g5 2005 mac os x

#How to install ubuntu on a mac g5 2005 mac os x

If you are using the computer in a multi-user environment and the other users prefer Mac OS X you can (easily) configure yaboot to automatically load Mac OS X or OS 9 instead of Ubuntu. Fortunately, it is possible to change which OS is automatically selected. If you wait a few seconds, linux is automatically selected and you boot into Ubuntu. yaboot is the application that controls this list and the list will look something like this (Note: there will be variations determined by what operating systems are installed on your computer): l - linux Setting which OS yaboot automatically loadsĪfter you install Ubuntu you will encounter a list of operating systems when you turn on or restart your computer, and, unfortunately for 'newbies', Linux is set as the default. However, if you also have Mac OS (8 or 9) and/or Mac OS X installed yaboot allows you to choose which OS you'd like to boot into. If you only have Ubuntu installed on your computer, yaboot loads the 'kernel' and gets things started. Hold down the option key when you turn on or restart your computer and you will be presented with a list of the operating systems installed on your computer. Note: Newer G3, G4 or G5 Macintoshes provide an alternate method to choose which OS boots.

Ubuntu installs a 'boot loader' called yaboot (Yet Another BOOTloader) to allow you to select which OS you'd like to boot. When you install Ubuntu (or any GNU/Linux) onto your ' NewWorld' Apple Macintosh PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 computer you can choose to boot between two or more operating systems. More info.Ĭonfiguring a Macintosh PowerPC computer for dual boot using yaboot & troubleshooting loss of the yaboot menu This article should be cleaned-up to follow the content standards in the Wiki Guide.