This is work in progress see http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=377978

Many more general questions have answers at ["CommonQuestions"]

General Questions

Which Macs are compatible with Ubuntu?

All newworld Macs should work. This means iMacs, iBooks, blue & white G3s, Lombard G3 PowerBooks and newer. The minimum system requirements are 256 MB or RAM and 3 GB of hard disk.

Installation

How do I get a Mac to boot from CD?

The simplest method is to hold down the 'C' key (for x86 Macs use the 'D' key) as you turn the power on. Once you hear the CD drive reading the disk you can release the key.

Multimedia

Drivers

Troubleshooting

After logging in I get a blank brown screen

This could be caused by a number of problems.

• Clock set before 1970. See ["UbuntuDateBug"]

• Sound problems
  • Press CTRL+ALT+F1. Log in at the text terminal, if needed. Type

    • killall esd

    and press enter. Press CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to the desktop.