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I'm fairly new to Linux. I have been dabbling a bit in VMs but have found that everything just does not seem very snappy. So, I want to install SUSE ...
  1. 08-19-2008 #1
    All4Linux
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    Install on MacPro without Boot Camp

    I'm fairly new to Linux. I have been dabbling a bit in VMs but have found that everything just does not seem very snappy. So, I want to install SUSE natively on one of my free partitions. I already have my main drive setup in Boot Camp with Vista and Leopard on either partition. I have another drive that has two partitions - half Time Machine and the other free. The free partition is where I would like to install SUSE. Is this possible?
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    Yes but it is easier to install into free space rather to a particular partiton.

    So remove the partition you plan to use and simply leave the space free Suse will create the partition it needs.
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    I would like to keep the partitions though. One of the partitions is my Time Machine backup. I don't want to get rid of that, if possible. The other free partition is where I would like to install SuSE.

    Is it much more difficult to install to a partition than to a blank HD, and why?

    I don't see myself getting a new HD anytime soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by All4Linux View Post
    Is it much more difficult to install to a partition than to a blank HD, and why?
    It's not much more difficult to install to a partition, provided it's unformatted. It's significantly safer however to install on a harddrive by itself. You don't run the risk of accidentally choosing the wrong section of the harddrive and overwriting your existing OS or data.
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    You don't have to remove all the partitions just the one that is taking up the space of the area on the hard disk you plan to use for Linux.
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    Once I have it installed how will I choose to boot from it if I am in Leopard? Will it show up as a bootable drive in Bootcamp or is there some other kind of boot loader I can use from Leopard?

    Also,

    Quote Originally Posted by techieMoe View Post
    It's not much more difficult to install to a partition, provided it's unformatted.
    That partition is already formatted for Leopard. Is there a way to unformat it?
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    The easiest way to unformat it is to remove it.

    Normally in PC configured machines the boot record is replaced by grub which allows you to select between OS's. I have no idea about Apple.
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    This article might help

    Talk:Installation on MacBook Pro Intel (x86 - openSUSE)
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