Drag and drop the handle on the partition volume or enter a final size for the partition and click Partition to partition it.ĭo not create a new partition after shrinking your current partition – just leave the space blank for now. Ubuntu’s system requirements say it requires at least 5GB of space, but something like 20GB is much more reasonable. How much space you want for Linux is up to you. Shrink the current Mac OS X partition to free up space for your Linux system. RELATED: Newbie geek: hard drive partitions explained Select your Mac’s hard drive from the list on the left and select Partition on the right. From Mac OS X, press Command + Space, type Disk Utility, and press Enter to open Disk Utility. You will now need to resize your Mac OS X system partition to make room for the Linux distribution of your choice. You should see the rEFInd Boot Manager screen. Shut down your Mac – a complete shutdown, not a restart – and restart it. Drag and drop the install.sh file from the downloaded zip file into the terminal window and press Enter to run it. Open a terminal window by pressing Command + Space and typing Terminal, and pressing Enter. REFInd is a currently maintained rEFIt-based boot manager.)įull disk encryption is problematic with rEFIt, so you will need to disable full disk encryption or do extra work before installing rEFInd.įirst, visit the rEFInd page on SourceForge and click the download button to download the latest refind-bin-.zip file. (Some older tutorials will require you to use rEFIt, but it is no longer maintained. Installing rEFInd eases the dual boot process. REFInd is a boot manager that will let you choose between Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, and other operating systems when you start your computer.
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