Best way to install Ubuntu on a MACBOOK PRO?

Hey!!! can anyone help to install Ubuntu on my macbook pro?
I've read about to do that, but ...im not really sure which is the best way..u know? basically cause i dont wanna mess up with my mac :/
THANKS 4 ANY HELP!

J_taty wrote:
one thing! ...im new at this, so i wanna do it well..i dont wanna break my mac XD, but if u know of some links that could've help u do so, would be soo nice!
You'll break your Mac direct installing Linux, it's not for the computer newbie, but very well seasoned geeks as Mac's are very different in hardware than Generic PC's and require special skills drivers and software to work with your hardware and control the fans etc. It's hard even on a 10.6. Mac, almost impossible now on a 10.7 Mac.
Like Joey said, use a virtual machine software, VMFusion and Parallels Desktop are commercial and Oracle's VirtualBox is free.
I recommend for you to buy the commercial versions as your not too well seasoned yet and you need support which costs money.
This way you can dump the whole mess and still have control with OS X.
If you want to direct install Linux, use a generic PC, that's what the boot disks/USB of Linux are made for, not for a Mac.

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