- #Mac linux distro compatibility install#
- #Mac linux distro compatibility drivers#
- #Mac linux distro compatibility driver#
- #Mac linux distro compatibility pro#
- #Mac linux distro compatibility Bluetooth#
I can also adjust the dock with larger icons and other options. I need larger text sizes than the defaults, and the Universal Access controls are easy to use and allow me to set large text and high contrast. A System Settings icon is on the dock by default it is easy to change the settings, and soon I had the system configured to my liking. "Nice new features" in an understatement-Elementary OS easily has one of the best-designed Linux user interfaces I have ever seen. The new design in Hera was in response to user feedback from Juno, and enables some nice new features." Free online course: RHEL Technical OverviewĪccording to Elementary's blog, "The newly redesigned login and lock screen greeter looks sharper, works better, and fixes many reported issues with the previous greeter including focus issues, HiDPI issues, and better localization.I downloaded the ISO, created the bootable drive, plugged it in, and this time the operating system recognized my wireless card. I really liked Elementary OS, but no wireless is a non-starter.įast-forward to December 2019, when I heard a review on the Linux4Everyone podcast about Elementary's latest release, v.5.1 (Hera) bringing a MacBook back to life.
#Mac linux distro compatibility install#
I liked the preview of what I could expect, so I decided to install it-and then my wireless disappeared. I liked what I saw in Elementary OS its Pantheon desktop is really great, and its look and feel are familiar to Apple users-it has a dock at the bottom of the display and icons that lead to useful applications. I got to a live desktop, and the operating system recognized my Broadcom wireless chipset-I thought this just might work! I made a boot drive with my USB creator and inserted it into the MacBook Air. After reading some good reviews, I decided to try Elementary OS 5.0 (Juno). Sometimes it was the wireless card another time, it was a lack of support for the touchpad. I tried several Linux distributions on my MacBook Air, but there was always a gotcha. I am glad I did, but I felt bad that I had this perfectly good MacBook lying around unused. My computer, released in 2015, has 4GB RAM, an i5 processor, and a Broadcom 4360 wireless card, but Mojave proved too much for my daily driver-it made working with GnuCash impossible, and it whetted my appetite to return to Linux. When I installed Apple's MacOS Mojave, it slowed my formerly reliable MacBook Air to a crawl. On the other hand, if you download a package from other sources, you must verify the signature and the checksums yourself. Regarding the secure downloads for the software, yes, all (decent) distributions secure their package repositories not only by HTTPS connections, but also digitally signing all the packages. To get started, you should first download an ARM-based Linux distribution. How to Create a Linux Server VM Using UTM. In short, UTM allows you to run ARM-based Linux VMs very fast on the M1 platform for free. I am from Spain and I understand what you posted, but it's not right to leave messages in Spanish when you see that all the forum messages (every one of them) are in English. Better yet, the VirtIO storage bus used by QEMU and the Linux kernel can access the underlying storage in the Mac at near native speed. That will ensure more helpful comments and more users inclined to help. On the other hand, if you download a package from other sources, you must verify the signature and the checksums - please use English as said before.
#Mac linux distro compatibility Bluetooth#
Regarding the wireless devices, I have never had issues with bluetooth mice, but also, never tried the apple wireless devices.
#Mac linux distro compatibility drivers#
The above means that you will need a DVD ISO image with all non-free drivers included, but that doesn't mean everything will be already there for you except maybe the NVidia drivers. You will need the nvidia drivers for your card.
#Mac linux distro compatibility driver#
I remember I had to compile a driver from source, but don't have any notes from that one. The Facetime? camera didn't work by default.You will have to research a bit what driver you need, and then locate what package the driver is provided by, and then install it for the WiFi to work. Do not rely on the wifi to work at first attempt -it didn't work for me back then. Have a wired network connection handy.However, I had the following issues, that I believe you will have, and you will have to troubleshoot them: I used with success Elementary and Ubuntu (use x86-64 variants) on that Mac, and either of them will work for you.
#Mac linux distro compatibility pro#
I had a Macbook Pro Retina 13", mid 2014, which I think it would be more or less the same era as your iMac. I am from Spain and I understand what you posted, but it's not right to leave messages in Spanish when you see that all the forum messages (every one of them) are in English.