“dev/sda” (first internal hard drive) should be correct. Click
“Install Now.” Read the warning, then click “Continue.”4
COMPLETE INSTALLATION
Two steps remain: First, pick your time zone (start with
your city, then try state if it doesn’t show up), and then
set up your computer name, and create a user account. If you
plan to share a data partition with macOS, it’s crucial that this is
identical (username and password) to your macOS account for
file and folder permissions purposes. More on that later.
>> Once set, click “Continue,” then sit back and let Elementary
OS finish installing. After being prompted to restart now, unplug
the install media, then restart. Windows users should see the
familiar GRUB menu, offering a choice of which OS to boot into
[Image C]—jump to step 5.
>> Mac users will find that rEFInd (and the ability to boot into
macOS) has vanished. To bring it back, follow the tour in the next
step, then open Epiphany to dow nload the s ame r EFInd binar y zip
file as outlined in the boxout above. Open ‘“Applications > Files”
and navigate to “Downloads,” right-click the zip file, and choose
“Extract Here.” Open the newly created “refind-bin” folder, thenright-click inside the “Files” window and choose “Open
With > Terminal.” Finally, type this command:
$ ./refind-install
>> Enter your account password when prompted and
a series of messages should appear, confirming that
rEFInd is the default boot manager once more. Restart
and you can now switch between macOS and Elementary.5
TAKE A TOUR
A short welcome tour accompanies your first
boot, including links to online help and support.
Take the time to run through it—you can enable location
services, plus switch on Night Light to prevent eye strain
when using Elementary late at night. There’s also a
Housekeeping section with options to automatically
clean temp files and the trash after 30 days. You’ll also
be prompted to get more apps via AppCenter and open
System Settings—skip both to complete the tour.
>> The annotation on the previous page reveals the key
elements of the Elementary desktop—as point-and-click
experiences go, it’s very slick and reminiscent of macOS,
but under the hood it’s Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. If necessary,
click the Wi-Fi icon to connect to your wireless network,
then keep an eye on the AppCenter icon in the dock—you
should see it’s got updates to install, so first step is to
open this and switch to the “Installed” tab where, after
a short pause, you should see what’s available. Click
“Update all” and enter your password when prompted,
then wait while Elementary brings itself up to date.6
GET MORE APPS
One area where Elementary has traditionally
exhibited more control over users is through
its app support. Start your search, naturally, in the
AppCenter—you can browse or use the search box to try
to track down your chosen app. Apps are split into two
categories: curated and non-curated. Curated apps are
more vigorously tested, but non-curated apps should
work in most cases, and you’ll find popular apps such
as LibreOffice, VLC Media Player, and the GIMP image
editor here.
>> You’ll notice some apps appear to come with a price
tag attached—this is a suggested donation that you can
change by clicking the down arrow next to the price to
alter the amount (set it to “0” to skip this).
>> If you can’t find an app, take a trip to https://flathub.
org in your web browser of choice (Epiphany comes pre-
installed, but both Firefox and Chromium are available
through the AppCenter). Find your app here and you
can simply click the “Install” button to open it using a
brand new helper app called SideLoad. This providesCMac users need to install the rEFInd boot manager to
install Elementary OS alongside macOS. First, disable
System Integrity Protection—reboot your Mac, holding
Cmd-R until the Apple logo appears. When the recovery
environment starts, choose “Utilities > Terminal.” Type
“csrutil disable” and hit Enter, then restart.
Next, download rEFInd from http://www.rodsbooks.com/
refind/getting.html—click “A binary zip file” and save it to
your “Downloads” folder. Double-click the downloaded zip
file to extract its contents, then open the extracted folder
(“refind-bin-0.12.0” or similar). Next, open Terminal via
“Applications > Utilities,” and drag the “refind-install”
script file from the Finder window into Terminal.
Press Enter and provide your account password to
allow rEFInd to install. It should end with an “Installation
has completed successfully” message, so restart your
Mac, and the rEFInd boot menu should appear, which
you navigate with the cursor keys. The boot menu always
defaults to the last OS you booted into, so press the down
arrow key to select the “Apple Recovery” option, then hit
Enter. Once loaded, type “csrutil enable” in the Terminal
to re-enable SIP (every time you want to reinstall rEFInd,
you must disable SIP first). Reboot back into OS X proper.MAC DUAL-BOOT
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