

Choose the ext4 partition under “device for bootloader installation.”Ĩ. Set “Use as” to “Ext4 journaling file system.” Set the mount point to “/.”ħ. Create another new partition with the “+” button. Set the size to 4000 MB and “Use as” to “swap.”Ħ. With the free space selected, click the “+” to create a new partition.ĥ. Select the partition you created earlier. At the installation selection screen, choose “Something Else” from the bottom.ģ.
SET UP UBUNTU FOR MAC WITH USB INSTALL
Connect to your wireless network (if you can) and choose to install third-party software.Ģ. Select your USB drive in rEFInd to boot from it.ġ.

With all that accomplished, we are finally ready to install Ubuntu on our Mac! Unfortunately, high-quality screenshots were not available for these steps. If you encounter trouble, you may need to either use Terminal to partition the drive instead or clear Time Machine snapshots. Click “Apply,” then “Partition” to execute. This will be erased by the Ubuntu installer.Ħ. Choose “MS-DOS (FAT)” for your partition type. Click the “+” button to add a partitionĥ. Click “Partition” in the dialog box to confirm.Ĥ. Select your boot disk in the sidebar and click the “Partition” button.ģ. Open Disk Utility from the “/Applications/Utilities” folder.Ģ. If we want to dual boot macOS and Ubuntu from the same hard drive, we’ll need to make a partition for Ubuntu with Disk Utility.ġ. Resizing the Boot Partition with Disk Utility Reboot your Mac to ensure rEFInd is operational.
