Trouble Installing Distro(s) on old laptop.
Hi everyone! So I'm currently on a long vacation. I work remotely and independently. The other day my machine got stolen. I'm quite remote at the moment so a friend gave me his old MacBook (the last 17...
View Articleboot live usb from macbook with ubuntu
I have a macbook 2015 with ubuntu installed instead of macos. How do I get it to boot my live usb (to install another distro?). Rebooting and holding down option seems to not work, not sure if having...
View ArticleShutdown not completing cleanly on Ubuntu 22.04
I recently did a clean install of Ubuntu 22.04 on my 2008 MacBook 4.1 and then installed the old Ubuntu Unity desktop. (I actually like Unity and am prepared to take the performance hit compared to a...
View Article[ubuntu] What MacBook Pro for Ubuntu
Hi everyone. New to the forum here. As a personal project, I'd like to install Ubuntu on a vintage MacBook Pro. It's unclear to me what version is fully (or mostly) compatible and with all hardware...
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[other] Ubuntu 22.04 LTs restart not working on Mac Mini
Initially i though my issue here was siilar to the thread on here in regard to incomplete shutdown, but i do new think it is the same at all, but i am still learning so? I have been using Ubuntu on and...
View ArticleBit perfect Apple Lossless to DAC
Hi all, I've revived my 2014 Mac Mini with Ubuntu and it runs really well. I have both Spotify steaming music and my 500 CDs ripped to the SSD as Apple Lossless audio files. I use the optical out...
View ArticleNeed support to finish an Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro 2009
Still very happy with my old hardware. But macOS is performing very slow on this 2009 MacBook Pro. So I thought to give Linux a try. I am new to Linux and have little to no experience with fiddling...
View Article23.04 gone backwards in terms of funcitonlity compared to 22.04
Using old style Mac Mini model A1347. now the latest version does not offer any Wireless connection capability.... So how do i get this to work please? Thank You JohnW
View ArticleInstall on Mid 2007 Mac Mini
Hello all, The title almost says it all. I'm trying to install Ubuntu Cinnamon on my old Mac Mini (mid-2007). I can get the machine to boot from the USB. I can also start the install process. For...
View ArticleIS this Forum Section taken seriously??
Does anyone from Ubuntu seriously monitor this section of the Forum???
View Article2019 Macbook Air no keyboard or trackpad
I am tried multiple different distros but come to the same result. When booting to USB to try and install on my Intel Macbook Air(2020) my keyboard and trackpad do not work at all. Not sure what I am...
View Article[ubuntu] Audio on Ubuntu installed on a Late 2014 27 inch 5k iMac
Hey all, I don't have much experience with Linux and decided to install Ubuntu on my iMac, seeing as how macOS got slow and I was unable to open more than 6 browser tabs at a time without the system...
View Article2009 iMac running ubuntu has 4 duplicated screens that are unreadable. Please...
I just installed linux 22.04 on this mac and it is stuck in this terrible state. I have tried booting to grub but that isn't working. When I started it in safe graphics mode it worked fine. After...
View ArticleMacbook 2015 Webcam
Hello all, I am using Ubuntu 22.04.2 on an early 2015 MacBook Air, which has a 720p FaceTime HD Camera. I would like to use this camera, however I cannot get Cheese or Google Meet to recognize this...
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What is the default login credentials?
Hi I'm trying to install this 23.10 arm iso in WMware on my M1 Pro, but for some reason I can't log in. Where do I find the correct login credentials? This is a screenshot of the WM booting and it...
View Article[all variants] Kubuntu 23.04 resume freezes after suspend
I have been running Xubuntu 22.04 on my MacBook Pro. I set it to go to sleep when lid is closed and wake up when the lid is open. It works all the time. Now I installed Kubuntu 23.04, it works only...
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Error Code on Startup / clean install on iMac 2008, Ubuntu 23.04
For the most part I'm amazed everything actually works on a computer that is 15 years old. The only problem I'm getting is an error code on startup. Whatever it is it's causing it too load slow but...
View ArticleFull Ubuntu system backup software and/or strategy
I am running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on Mac, single boot. I am looking for a software that possibly exists, which would manage incremental backups, pre-scheduled or manual, to an external drive connected via...
View Article[ubuntu] Extremely slow installation & system
Hey guys, i'm trying to install ubuntu 23.04 on my Macbook Pro 2014. I'm pretty sure I've had it installed before without problems but now I'm stuck. The live installer (tried 22.04, 23.04, 23.04...
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[ubuntu] Glitched screen when exit from sleep mode on iMac 2009
Hello, I tried to make an old iMac 2009 Intel usable again via the latest Ubuntu (I used the legacy installer for version 23.04). This works great so far, but I have 1 problem. When I wake the computer...
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