![]() ![]() At this point I was mainly just using it as a file-syncing server anyway I’m going to build a cheap machine that’ll serve that purpose more easily and which I can count on to boot a livedisc - or even a memory stick! - if the installation ever goes pear-shaped. I’m done I’m giving up on maintaining a Linux distribution on it. Ubuntu used to have an “amd64+mac” version that got around the issue, but AFAIK 14.04 was the last release to do so. Most of my problems seem to stem from Apple’s nonstandard implementation of UEFI that’s what chokes on booting most live discs. I didn’t try Mint (so maybe it would have worked, who knows?), but I tried livediscs of Ubuntu 16.04 and Fedora 24 and they both failed to boot entirely (stuck on the “Select CD-ROM boot type” prompt), and Debian Jessie dumped me to a command prompt and never loaded X.Īnd when I say “discs”, I mean *discs*, because you’re not going to get a USB stick to boot on that model. I’ve spent the past three weeks trying to fix an Ubuntu Studio installation on a 2006 Mac Pro, and my advice if you want to run Linux on a 2006 Mac Pro at this point is “Don’t.” ![]() ![]() My email address is new life to an old Mac by installing your favorite Linux distro is just as easy as it is with a standard PC” ![]() Shouldn’t all public libraries be helping the public in this way - if not with library staff, then via installfest events partnering with Linux user groups? Send me your thoughts and stories about Linux and public libraries. We took care of this Linux install during my regular public library work shift. He is very technically proficient and took to Linux like a duck to water. My friend was thrilled to squeeze a few more years use from his aging laptop. Even the iSight webcam functioned perfectly using Cheese. My friend’s Macbook ran Linux Mint 17.3 Xfce flawlessly after a 20-minute install. To boot from USB drive on a Mac, hold down the Option key during the boot process and mouse click on the USB drive icon that shows up on the screen. I created this USB drive following these relatively easy instructions. In that case I booted a special Mac-bootable Linux USB drive. Similarly, last week I was also able to help a friend revive his aging 15-inch Macbook Pro using Linux. ![]()
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