Can I dual boot in a Mac with Linux?
This was possible with PPCLinux and OS 8, but I don't know if it is possible in OS X. I doubt it.
Dual booting can ALWAYS be done with ANY operating systems that your system can run, provided you have enough hard drive space to hold the two or more systems you want to use and your drive is partitioned for each operating system. To the best of my knowledge, all you have to do is partition the drive and install OS X on one partition and Linux on the other. Then, when you want to start in X or Linux, you just have to hold down the option key and select the appropriate drive at startup.
If the option key trick doesn't work (it doesn't work on some older Macs), you can also select the startup drive within OS X/Linux then reboot. It will boot into whichever partition is defined as the current startup volume.
But why would you want to?
If you really enjoy computers for the sake of computers, Linux can be fun. I've never used it myself, but I know several "computer geeks" among my friends that love it.
Personally, I'm happy with OS X alone. I guess it depends on what you want to use the machine for.
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