I decided after awhile, I liked the linux install in a VM instead of a dual boot (Mac OS X is a unix, and the VM on a SSD didn't hurt at all) and wiped it back out.
Historically, Apple charges about 30-70 USD for the OS, so less than the windows OEM license you are paying for on non-Apple hardware
I have no idea if Linux distros work with a completely blank drive, have only dual booted.
The only gotcha is that many of the nice "boot to other OS" features
Use this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MactelSupportTeam/CommunityHelpPages
I decided after awhile, I liked the linux install in a VM instead of a dual boot (Mac OS X is a unix, and the VM on a SSD didn't hurt at all) and wiped it back out.
Historically, Apple charges about 30-70 USD for the OS, so less than the windows OEM license you are paying for on non-Apple hardware
I have no idea if Linux distros work with a completely blank drive, have only dual booted.