This is for those who are looking forward to Macbuntu 11.10, It looks cool and looks like Mac OS X. Free OS X is based on Ubuntu Gnome. I haven't tried it yet So I can't say anything about this, It is good or buggy. You should try and after that you can write here your responses. Free OS X alternative Macbuntu 11.10 is available only for 64-bit. Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) This directory contains the most frequently downloaded Ubuntu images. Other images, including DVDs and source CDs, may be available on the cdimage server. See also the list of download mirrors. Select an image. Ubuntu is distributed on three types of images described below.
Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) is the latest stable release (released few months ago, and it is the successor of Ubuntu 10.10>10.04 . and it has arrived with a lot of surprising features).it’s the most popular Linux distribution among the desktop users and the community as well as users has augmented exponentially in the past few years. Ubuntu has established a new reputation among the common desktop users, because of its ease of use and simplicity. Before Ubuntu, Linux based distro were used only by computer ‘geeks’ but now, the Ubuntu is so simple that any non technical human can easily use most of its features (but it may takes some time (it depends on the users I.Q)). Ubuntu (The term ‘ubuntu’ has been borrowed from Africa which means ‘humanity for others’) is an open source software, released under GPL (GNU public License); available free for all Human. The word free doesn’t only mean that – ‘you don’t have to pay for it’ but also in other sense such as ‘you free to use it as you want i.e free also stands for freedom, there is no restriction!’. That’s why Ubuntu is well suitable for those who want higher degree of customization (Go ahead dude!, the only limit is your imagination).
Mac OS X is a closed source operating system developed by Apple Inc. Mac OS X is a unix like operating system comes by default with Macintosh computer. Mac OS X has very nice and robust GUI (Graphical User Interface) better than all other operating systems on this planet. The latest version – 10.7 (Lion, the successor of 10.6(Snow Leopard) released on August 28, 2009) in Xth series was released on October 20, 2010.
Mac OS X is a closed source operating system developed by Apple Inc. Mac OS X is a unix like operating system comes by default with Macintosh computer. Mac OS X has very nice and robust GUI (Graphical User Interface) better than all other operating systems on this planet. The latest version – 10.7 (Lion, the successor of 10.6(Snow Leopard) released on August 28, 2009) in Xth series was released on October 20, 2010.
Ubuntu vs Mac OS
#1 Cost : Ubuntu is 100% free while Mac OS is not!
#2 Customization/Control : Ubuntu is better because it is an open source software, so it can be customized to any extent on the other hand Mac OS is a closed source software so a lot of restrictions are there.
#3 Usability : Even though, Ubuntu has made GNU/Linux a lot easier to use it’s still more complex than Mac OS. So Mac OS is better (The user interface is simply great in ease of use as well as for productivity) in this sense.
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#4 Learning : Ubuntu is better than Learning because Linux distributions are well suitable for trying new things which eventually leads to serve as a better learning platform than any other on this planet (or may be universe, I don’t know :)).
#5 Applications : Ubuntu has a lot of applications with One click installation feature and most of them are free, while Mac OS do have some cool applications such as TextMate (An excellent text editor available only for Mac OS, TextMate is very popular among web developers and programmers because of its features and productivity; if you are an Ubuntu user then you can customize gedit to look like TextMate), but you have to pay for that and the options are limited because most of the developers target only Windows and GNU/Linux (while developing applications).
#6 Security : Ubuntu is more secure (after all it is a Linux distro) than the Mac OS X or any other non Linux distributions.
#7 Speed : Ubuntu 11.04 is faster than Mac OS X because Mac OS is focused mainly on how it looks not on how it performs; while Ubuntu is modular, focused primarily on performance and speed, and it has a lot of good looking desktops such as KDE, Gnome, Natty etc (if you think about the look and feel).
#8 Fun : Ubuntu is always fun because it has a lot of new stuffs/things to try you will never get bored. Mac OS is also Fun! but ??
Now it’s you who is going to decide the best! So get your opinion counted in the poll (see below) and share your views as well as experience through comment(s) (it’s not optional :)). Buy office 2011 for mac.
Now it’s you who is going to decide the best! So get your opinion counted in the poll (see below) and share your views as well as experience through comment(s) (it’s not optional :)). Buy office 2011 for mac.
Which one do you Like Most? Ubuntu 11.04 or Mac OS Xonline survey
Creating a USB Boot CD that can be used to boot your Ubuntu Live 11.10 USB Flash Drive from a PC or Mac with a BIOS that doesn't natively support booting from a USB device (USB drivers are loaded from CD). I used a Macbook Pro to test this tutorial. This process is similar to our older USB Boot CD for Ubuntu tutorial, with new requirements added to make it work with 11.10. A boot menu option has been included for booting from a Macbook (forcing bypass of the Nouveau nVidia drivers, which do not play well with a Macbook.).
Boot CD for Ubuntu 11.10 USB Prerequisites
- PC or Macbook that can Boot from a Live CD
- USB flash drive with Ubuntu preinstalled
- Working CD Burner and USB Port
- Active Internet Connection
Making a USB Boot CD to Boot Ubuntu 11.10 from a Flash Drive
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Note: I prefer to perform the following steps by booting from a prebuilt Live Ubuntu Flash Drive created using UUI, using a machine that does support booting from USB. This allows us to free up the CD Burner and use it to burn the final ISO.
- Insert your Ubuntu Live USB (or Ubuntu CD) and restart your computer, booting from the CD or USB
- Open a Terminal
- Type
sudo apt-get update
- Type
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nvidia-current grub
- Type
mkdir -p ubcd/boot/grub
- Type
cp /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage2_eltorito ubcd/boot/grub
- Type
gedit ubcd/boot/grub/menu.lst
Add the following information to your menu.lst file and click save:
(red text is to all be one line)
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title Start Ubuntu from USB DISK (MACBOOK)
root (cd)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent nouveau.noaccel=1 blacklist=vga16fb
initrd /boot/initrd.lz
boot
root (cd)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent nouveau.noaccel=1 blacklist=vga16fb
initrd /boot/initrd.lz
boot
title Start Ubuntu from USB DISK (PC)
root (cd)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent
initrd /boot/initrd.lz
boot
root (cd)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent
initrd /boot/initrd.lz
boot
- Type
cp /cdrom/casper/vmlinuz ~/ubcd/boot
- Type
sudo gedit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
Add the following lines to the modules file and click save:usbcore
usb-storage
uhci_hcd
ohci_hcd
ehci_hcd
sd_mod
scsi_mod - Type
sudo gedit /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
Add the following line to the bottom of the file and click save:WAIT=8 - Type
sudo mkinitramfs -o ubcd/boot/initrd.lz
- Type
mkisofs -R -b boot/grub/stage2_eltorito -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o usbcd.iso ubcd
- Insert a blank CD and type brasero -i usbcd.iso (to burn the usbcd.iso to a CD)
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Make a USB Boot CD for Ubuntu 11.10 published under Use a Boot CD to Boot from USB