Upgrading Lion on a MacBook (late 2006) running Tiger

[Unweit]

I would like to put Lion on a MacBook (late 2006) currently running Tiger. Since it got a C2D CPU and 2GB RAM it should be okay.

But I need some advice about the licence thing.

Can I just buy Lion in the App Store on any Mac running Snow Leopard and put it on the MacBook in Target Mode? Or do I have to buy Leopard AND Snow Leopard for the MacBook too?

Cheers.

 

[old-wiz]

You only need to buy Lion once for your home computers. limit is 5 I think. I upgraded 3 machines to Lion. I didn't bother with TDM; I copied the downloaded "Install mac osx lion" from the application folder to the same folder on the other machines before I did the install since the install deletes the "install mac osx lion" app.

 

[Unweit]

Thanks for answering! But I know how to do it technically.

I need to know if I can upgrade to Lion from Tiger directly or if this violates Apples licence terms.

 

[Paradoxally]

Thanks for answering! But I know how to do it technically.

I need to know if I can upgrade to Lion from Tiger directly or if this violates Apples licence terms.

No, you need to be on 10.6.8 Snow Leopard to upgrade to Lion.

Honestly, though, 2 GB isn't really going to cut it. I have a C2D 13" MBP mid-2009 and even with 4 GB of RAM it sometimes lags a bit.

If you're using it for basic stuff, it's okay. But if you need a heavier app, stay with Tiger or Snow Leopard. They are very stable OS'es.

 

[Unweit]

But if you need a heavier app, stay with Tiger or Snow Leopard. They are very stable OS'es.

Alright but wouldn't I need Leopard in the first place to upgrade legally to Snow Leopard?

 

[njaremka]

you can load lion on that machine legally, but it will not be an "upgrade" installation, it will need to be a "new" installation. snow leopard is required to perform a system upgrade to lion. any OSX less than snow leopard will only allow you to perform a "new" installation.