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"hello world!" i've been running ubuntu live usb off computer can, found myself having trouble working macs. can run ubuntu live off pcs, having trouble using ubuntu on macs have intel processors (relax everyone! pressing option button @ startup choose boot. give me credit...). question if it's because apple's hardware proprietary, thus, can't access system ubuntu. or it, perhaps, problem inadvertently tried running 64bit on 32bit system. need try 32bit ubuntu, if has enlightening knowledge; i'm ears. here's symptom: after tried boot usb drive saw classic ubuntu purple background before system turned off.

know ubuntu has general drivers, regardless of hardware should able mac system running.

are trying boot pc version on mac?

there seperate versions intel mac available here:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/release/


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