

From here select Install Linux from USB drive option provided by rEFInd followed by selecting Install alongside existing OS option from GRUB menu after which installation should begin automatically without any further input from you except for setting up user accounts during installation process itself if desired. Now that everything is ready for installation, reboot your computer and hold down Alt/Option key at startup so that rEFInd will appear instead of automatically loading macOS or Linux directly from startup disk selection menu in System Preferences. In this window type sudo installer -target /dev/diskXsY (replace XsY with the name of your partition) followed by sudo exit in order to exit out of root user access mode without rebooting yet. Next, insert your USB drive containing Ubuntu into your Mac and open a terminal window (Finder > Applications > Utilities). In the popup alert that appears next, click Continue to write previous changes to disk. Select Use as: Ext4 journaling file system and set the Mount point to / beore clicking OK. Then open Disk Utility in macOS and create a partition for Ubuntu by clicking “+” in the bottom left corner of the window. Once rEFInd has been installed, you can then proceed with installing Ubuntu onto your Mac.įirst, download the latest version of Ubuntu from their website. rEFInd is a boot manager that allows you to choose between different operating systems when you turn on your computer. To dual boot Ubuntu and macOS on your Mac, you will need to install rEFInd first.


How To Dual Boot Ubuntu And macOS On Your Mac
