Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) Alpha2 on MacBook Pro.

For some reason I prefer Ubuntu on my iMac 27″ compared to my normal desktop. It just looks good in it. The installation is straight forward. Lucid is still alpha but it feels solid (only one more month to go anyway) and it looks good. The purple theme is gorgeous. I first installed 9.10 and then upgraded. Below I post some pics. For a detailed installation guide refer to my earlier post on the iMac here. But note that MacBook Pro installation is less troublesome, because you do NOT need to go to the safe graphics mode to install. Just hit install Ubuntu.

There is a documentation you can follow here: MacBook Pro – Lucid Lynx.

Compiz works without a problem (install the proprietary driver), sound works, two finger scrolling works (which is actually very useful), Bluetooth works although I couldn’t get the Magic Mouse to work (it shows that a device is discovered but doesn’t move), camera works great (with Cheese). Also restart works (which does not work in the iMac).

The experience is worth trying.

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