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I tried booting off of the Ubuntu dvd that I burned but it didn't work. It said that the Xsystem didn't open or something like that.

When I go to download Ubuntu, it asks what kind of computer I have and I have the following choices:

-Standard personal computer (x86 architecture, PentiumTM, CeleronTM, AthlonTM, SempronTM)
-64bit AMD and Intel computers
-Sun UltraSPARC based

Which one do I pick?
 
You need the x86 version, though you can install the x86-64 version if you so choose (I wouldn't since the amount of software is limited).
 
Well, it's not so much that your software would be limited (since most of the apps in the 32-bit version will be found in the 64-bit version in the repositories), but stuff like Adobe's Flash Player won't run because they don't have a 64-bit version yet. The only way to run it would be to install a 32-bit Ubuntu environment until the 64-bit version is released. Java is already available for 64-bit Linux.

Also, if your MacBook Pro is using a Core Duo processor, you won't be able to run 64-bit Linux since the Core Duo is a 32-bit processor. The Core 2 Duo will be able to run it.

Finally, although Canonical (the commercial company behind Ubuntu) has removed PowerPC support from their official release and placed it in an "unofficial" community-supported status, it's just as good as the official port and has a large community behind it. You can get the ISOs here:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/feisty/release/

Other ports can be found at the root of the site (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu):

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/
 
I don't have the exact wording of the error I got but when I booted up Ubuntu off the cd, it launched the GUI and then said that xserver failed to load. Do you have an idea as to why that is?

Could it have been a motherboard problem? because it is in for repairs to get another motherboard put in it because the fan would all of a sudden speed upto 6000rpm.
 
It could be that it didn't configure Xorg properly so it failed when trying to start the Xorg session. On the MacBook Pro that you have (not including the Santa Rosa version with the NVIDIA chipset) uses an ATI chipset. In your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file under the Section "Device" section, it should say Driver "radeon".

This site has more information on getting Linux installed on the MacBook Pro (I don't believe it's distribution-specific). He also lists his xorg.conf file from his MacBook Pro. (His MBP is using the proprietary ATI "fglrx" drivers which should be available in the Ubuntu repositories if you want to install it. The open source driver is "radeon".)
 
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