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rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs.

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What is the difference between grubx64 and shimx64?

I'm new to Linux. I loaded Ubuntu on my Mac and I'm booting it with rEFInd. I see two choices: EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi They both boot into Ubuntu. What's the difference between the two and which one should I use? Did I do…
user190735
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Dual Boot Mac El Captain along with Ubuntu 14.04

Due to lots of old stuff in the archive, I am little bit confused. How do I install Ubuntu 14.04 to my IMac with MacOS El Captain. Is it necessary to use Refit? What about direct installing from an Ubuntu Live USB drive?
carkaci
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Booting multiple OSs from multiple disks with UEFI

How does booting multiple OSs from multiple disks work in terms of UEFI? I have SSD0 on which Windows 7 is installed, and SSD1 on which I'd like to have Xubuntu and Arch Linux. I understand the process when one disk is involved, but have no idea…
underskor
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Cannot boot into rEFIt (to choose Ubuntu) on Mac after Yosemite upgrade

I've upgraded to Yosemite on MacBook Pro (13 inch, mid 2012 model). Since doing so, I cannot boot into rEFIt; no OS options are available; it just boots into Mac OSX yosemite directly. I tried reinstalling rEFIt, but it didn't work. I tried…
sugab
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rEFInd breaks standby mode on MacBook Air 5.2

I am dual-booting MacBook Air 5.2 and Ubuntu 13.04 using rEFInd, so far things appears to work except when Macbook Air goes from sleep mode into standby mode (dump system state from RAM to SSD), it will not recover when I open the lid or click on…
bitinn
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How to install Ubuntu on a Mac and keep OSX?

Could anyone provide a concise step by step instruction on how to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a Mac OS X Lion? I have read that Ubuntu corrupts the EFI file so I would like to hear from those who have successfully done it.
cobie
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How can I create a live USB with persistant storage that will run on a Macbook Air without using rEFIt?

Sometimes I have to use a MacBook Air (2,1) at work. I'd like to be able to have an Ubuntu USB stick with persistent storage space for it, that does not require any modification of the machine's internal drive. So, that I can work in my normal…
Ingolf Schaefer
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Is there an alternative to rEFIt?

Is there an alternative to rEFIt as a bootloader where you can choose between OS X and Ubuntu? I already installed Ubuntu on my Mac with rEFIt, so if there's a better option, I can remove it now. I'm exploring, mainly because I want one with a more…
AllanCaeg
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Mac OS X won't boot from grub menu in Ubuntu Precise on Apple MBA(5,2)

I have set up Ubuntu Precise on the new 2012 edition of the Apple MBA(5,2) following the excellent guide over here. Now I want to uninstall rEFIt, in order to avoid going over the boot options twice. The boot options are displayed via rEFIt and GRUB…
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How do I install Ubuntu on an iMac 27"?

I have a beautiful 27" iMac. I would like to run Ubuntu on it natively, dual-booting with OS X. I have rEFIt installed, and I can boot into the Ubuntu 10.10 CD, kind of. Here's what happens: I select the CD from the rEFIt menu It loads for a…
jml
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Did not install rEFIt, can't boot back into OSX El Capitain Ubuntu 15.10

Recently I partitioned my Macintosh SSD to dual boot Ubuntu and OSX although I forgot to install rEFit. Now when I turn on my computer it automatically boots into Ubuntu properly. Although If I boot and hold down alt it gives me one option which is…
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Ubuntu installed GRUB over rEFIt

I had my Mac set up with rEFIt and installed Ubuntu 13.04, unfortunately GRUB was installed over rEFIt. I was not expecting this and have since found out that I have no idea where my installation disk is for OSX 10.8. I want to boot to OSX, but I…
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rEFInd showing multiple ubuntu after update

I use rEFInd to boot ubuntu from a Macbook Pro. Ubuntu asked me to update (not upgrade), and I did. When I restarted, rEFInd was showing two entries for ubuntu (Boot boot\vmlinuz-0.2.7 vs. 0.1.9 for example). Is this problematic? Is there any way…
Explosion Pills
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How to install Grub2 on Macbook Pro with the grub-install command without warning about "blocklists" requiring the use of --force?

I have a Macbook Pro 5,2 and I've had a sporadic problem with having to reinstall GRUB after a system update. This has happened with several of the recent versions of Ubuntu, although I don't have an exact record of which ones. Every once in a…
Mmmm
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How do I install Linux on a Mac Mini without Intel

community. Lately I've been installing Ubuntu on my families computers, and have succeeded with the Windows Pc's. But I also wanted to install it on a Mac Mini. The problem is I have a PowerPc core and I need intel for things like rEFIt, Boot Camp…
Caleb Huizenga
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