how to create a bootable ubuntu cd drive, for mac, in os x

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And among the first few things I did was to dual boot Mac OS X with Ubuntu Linux.

Ill cover up Linux installation on Macbook in later articles as first we need to learn how to create a bootable Ubuntu USB drive for Mac in OS X.

This is why the official Ubuntu guide suggest to use a disk rather than USB for live Ubuntu in Mac.

Considering my Macbook Air neither has a CD drive nor do I possess a DVD, I preferred to create a live USB in Mac OS X.

But dont worry, following all the steps carefully will have you going.

So the first thing you would need to do is to format your USB drive in Mac OS Extended format.

Go to Disk Utility program from Launchpad (A rocket symboled icon in the bottom plank).

Click the Options button in the right side pane and make sure that the partition scheme is GUID Partition Table.

It will give you a warning message about formatting the USB drive.

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Jump to Ubuntu website to download your favorite Ubuntu desktop OS.

Ubuntu 14.04 is the latest LTS version, and this is what I would recommend to you.

Open a terminal, either from Launchpad or from the Spotlight, and then use the following command to convert the ISO to IMG format.

It is fine as the extension is symbolic and it is the file type that matters not the file name extension.

Also, the converted file may have an additional.dmg extension added to it by Mac OS X.

To avoid confusion, I would suggest that you should have just one USB drive plugged in.

In my case, the device number is 2 (for a USB of size 8 GB): devdisk2.

We shall be using dd command which is a very powerful and must be used with caution.

Therefore, do remember the correct device number of your USB drive or else you might end up corrupting Mac OS X.

I hope you remember where you put the converted IMG file, in step 3.

Similar to Linux, you wont see any asterisks or something to indicate that you have entered some keyboard input, but thats the way Unix terminal behaves.

Well see how to dual boot Ubuntu with OS X in next article.

Stay tuned.

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How To Create A Bootable Ubuntu Cd Drive, For Mac, In Os X