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sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso | sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso | ||
General example: | |||
YOURNAME-MacBook-Pro:~ USERNAME$ sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/ ~/UBUNTUVERSIONNAME.iso | |||
Specific example: | |||
Graham-Robertsons-MacBook-Pro:~ graham$ sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/ ~/ubuntu-10.04.2-desktop-i386.iso | Graham-Robertsons-MacBook-Pro:~ graham$ sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/ ~/ubuntu-10.04.2-desktop-i386.iso | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 24 June 2012
Ubuntu's Instructions
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/How%20to%20install%20Ubuntu%20on%20MacBook%20using%20USB%20Stick
Get the .ISO
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32 bit
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Convert the .ISO
Convert the .iso file to .dmg using the convert option of hdiutil
In Terminal, type (OS X tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically):
sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso
General example:
YOURNAME-MacBook-Pro:~ USERNAME$ sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/ ~/UBUNTUVERSIONNAME.iso
Specific example:
Graham-Robertsons-MacBook-Pro:~ graham$ sudo hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/ ~/ubuntu-10.04.2-desktop-i386.iso