#MAC LINUX DISTRO COMPATIBILITY HOW TO#
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Throughout this article I’ll be using Ubuntu, as it’s generally seen as the best starting point for new Linux users, but after mastering Ubuntu you may want to move onto more advanced or experimental versions of Linux – some possible alternatives include Linux Mint, Fedora and Debian. There’s a few different versions, or “distributions” of Linux available.

#MAC LINUX DISTRO COMPATIBILITY HOW TO#

I’ll also show you how to permanently replace macOS with Linux, effectively turning your Mac into a whole new Linux computer. In this article I’m going to show you a quick and easy way of experiencing Linux on your Mac, by creating a virtual Linux environment that runs inside your regular macOS.

Since Linux is designed to run on everything from mobile phones upwards, it can also be a great way of breathing new life into an old Mac – even if your Mac is so old that it’s no longer compatible with the latest macOS releases, then it may still be compatible with the latest version of Linux.

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One of the most popular alternatives to macOS, is Linux a powerful and versatile OS that’s particularly popular with software developers. You can actually trial many different operating systems (OS) on your Mac, and can even completely replace macOS with the operating system of your choice. If you’re curious to see whether the grass really is greener on the other side, then you don’t need to do something drastic like purchase a new computer. Please also check out the summary result of testing various Linux distribution on Mac Mini (late 2009).Have you ever wanted to try out a completely different operating system? Please let me know in the comment if you have any more ideas on how to make use of this box. Using Mac Mini as a router is not an option since router need more than 1 network interface. Perhaps we can use the box to run VPN server. We can get a mini Display port to Display port cable and connect them to a TV.

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If you can attached an external USB drive to this Mac Mini, perhaps we can try to install Plex Server or Kodi. Now that Ubuntu is running on this Mac Mini, what can we do with it? Mac Mini has the reputation of low power consumption. Unfortunately, it is very hard to troubleshoot intermittent behavior.įinal resort is to get another wireless adapter which does not cost much according to Amazon website. However, the wifi still connects intermittently. We have tried the method recommended in the post and we also tried installing firmware-b43. To remove it use the command below:Ĭomment by adding # in front of the line blacklist bcm43xx To install firmware-b43, we must first remove the bcmwl driver.

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Install Broadcom Drivers firmware-b43-installer

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We suggest you test with this driver first. To install bcmwl-kernel-source, you just need to use the additional drivers from the GUI. Install Broadcom Drivers bcmwl-kernel-source The two drivers are bcmwl-kernel-source and firmware-b43-installer. We will present both drivers for you to test. the links is below.īased on the linked post above, there are 2 drivers for BCM4321. There is a detail troubleshooting post on solving Broadcom wifi issue. To resolve the issue, we have to reboot the system few times until the wifi works. Sometimes, the wifi is able to established connection, sometimes it don't. However, subsequent reboot shows that the wifi is not able to established connection consistently. We manage to established connection with our router. The wifi is also able to scan and detect all the routers.

The system is able to detect the wifi after installation of the driver. Click on ' Using Broadcom.' and click Apply Changes. If you prefer to make the wifi work, You can choose to install the third party driver.

You can just ignore this section and you are good to go. If you are happy with just wired network connection. In fact, if you search the web there are many issue relating to Broadcom wifi driver, especially on older chipset. This is the only persistent problem with some of the Ubuntu distribution. If you intend to use the box with VNC server or to boot without monitor, use the original open source video driver, DO NOT install Nvidia driver. This creates problem if you intended to boot your box without monitor attached. Our testing with Linux Mint also shows that if Nvidia driver is installed, Linux Mint would not launch X windows session during boot up, if monitors are not detected. If you intended to install VNC server, we would suggest that you keep existing driver.

We have discovered that Nvidia driver does not work well with RealNVC in Ubuntu. If you are happy with the video you can leave it as default. Select ' Using Nvidia.' driver and click Apply Changes.

Mac linux distro compatibility