How to Dual Boot Mac OS X and Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro

February 05, 2015

##Introduction and Motivation

This is a four-part series on dual booting a MacBook Pro with Arch Linux and Mac OS X. Part One covers creating a bootable USB drive with the Arch Linux installer. Part Two discusses how to prepare the MacBook Pro. Installing the base Arch Linux operating system and getting the dual boot between Arch and OS X working is covered in Part Three. Setting up the system, configuring Xorg, installing Gnome and Awesome are all covered in Part Four.

My day job has transitioned to system administration and infrastructure automation (Chef!). All of our virtual infrastructure (with rare exceptions) is based on Linux so I am keenly interested in learning more about its underpinnings. Setting up Arch Linux and sorting through its configuration challenges seems like a good way to jump into the deep end of the Linux pool.

Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro Part 1 - Creating a USB Installer

Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro Part 2 - Preparing for Dual Boot

Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro Part 3 - Base Installation

Arch Linux on a MacBook Pro Part 4 - System Configuration