Never one to take the easy road, I wasn’t just using Boot Camp, but also running Parallels Desktop. I was just going to go by the book (see what I mean?) and use Boot Camp. When I got my new MacBook a couple months ago, I decided my days of triple boot were over. ![]() And no, I cannot think in non-clichés tonight. But suffice to say, while it certainly could be done, setting up triple-boot was not for the faint of heart, and once it was working, the question of whether it was all worth it loomed large. I’m not sure where that comes from (oh right, that was the part about installing Windows on the Mac). But that involves modifying firmware and overriding the standard boot process, plus splitting your drive into 3 partitions and reciting dark incantations by the light of the full moon whilst drinking the blood of a calf slain with a silver blade. In the past, I’ve ventured boldly into the realm of triple-boot configurations to allow my Mac to run Mac OS X, Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. ![]() I just finished installing Ubuntu Linux 9.04 on my MacBook under Parallels Desktop.
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