What does one do with a Core 2 Duo iMac that only has one gig of RAM? OSX Lion requires at least 2 gigs of RAM, and older version of OSX are hard to come by, legally that is. I decided that the best thing to do with an (almost) junker machine was to install Ubuntu.
I acquired this Mac from a friend under the terms: "If you can fix it, you can keep it." The machine needed a logic board replacement for starters, as it wouldn't boot. I came across a replacement on eBay for the low price of $20. Once I had that up and running, I grabbed my trusty OCZ Vertex 2 SSD from my desktop and slapped it in the Mac (Why not, I had it open anyway).
Read the install instructions after the break.
6.06.2013
WTF Microsoft!?
I'm down to the last few days of the quarter, so I decided to use my CS benefits and download Windows 7 from Dreamspark. I may never use it, but hey it's a free copy of Winderp.
In the process of writing this article, I got the following lovely window.
In order to download a the ISO, M$ makes you install their Secure Download Manager. This pile of crap only runs on Winderp and OSX, so I couldn't use it on my Linux desktop. I guess I can't blame them though; open source operating systems aren't secure and are mainly used by pirates. So I ran the SDM on my Macbook pro instead. It's nothing more than a browser display with no menu buttons. The worst part: it uses 70% of a CPU core while downloading! WTF? I guess that's what I get for trying to use an M$ software on a Mac.
In the process of writing this article, I got the following lovely window.
And to rub salt in the wound, I reopen the program to find the download is at 99% completed. No problem, I just click resume.... And it crashes again.
Maybe I don't need Winderp after all.
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