Daul boot mac osx10.5 and linux.. how?

hey guys,
i have 24' imac 2.8Ghz not the brand new ones, but the newer ones?
and im wondering how i can put ubuntu on it...
is it the same process using bootcamp and installing windows? (not that i have done that)
or how is it done?
i wonder if i can just pop the live cd in and install seeing as mac and linux are both build on top of unix..
any help would be appreciated
thanks in advance.

I'm running Kubuntu as a virtual machine through Parallels. It's very nice. I have BootCamp set up on my laptop running Windows XP, and that works fine, too. After using each for a while now, I'd have to say I prefer the VM setup, but I'm too lazy to switch the laptop over. I plan to install Windows 7 on my iMac after about Service Pack 2 or so.

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