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Trying to install Lubuntu 18.04 LTS in this Macbook to extend its useful life. Maximum it now has is 10.7 but that is obsolete for internet purposes. I have downloaded the Lubuntu iso but when I burn it to DVD (using my 2010 Mac Mini with Yosemite) the result is a Master Boot Record DVD, and not the desired Partition Map GUID. I suspect I must first convert the iso to dmg but I know nothing of how to do it. I have also tried creating a USB boot drive. Ubuntu forums describe a procedure using Etcher but again this was a no workie for me. Anybody with a detailed, easy, tried and tested way? BTW I have no knowledge about navigating through Terminal, much less using the command line.
Here’s one method: https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/how-in… Another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRgKlcm1… and yet another. I’m sure one method will work for you. Enjoy. Let us know how it goes.
even after a lot of fiddling around, the methods above didn’t work for me. But I finally got to install Linux in the 2008 Macbook white! Here’s what worked for me: I installed the laptop HDD into my old Win7 core2duo desktop and booted off the Lubuntu 18.04 DVD I had. I installed the OS, then turned it off and simply transferred the HDD into my Macbook. And voila! My Macbook now boots into Linux! Everything works. I later installed LibreOffice and Zoom for Linux. LibreOffice was no problem, but Zoom asked for a lot of dependencies (Lintian, and dozens of other files that the installer fortunately listed). I am a very happy camper! Now to do the same for my other two Macbooks.
