Why You Should Run Linux on your Mac

This is one of the best ways to revitalize your Mac so today I'm talking about why you should run Linux on your Mac.

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[Eevnos]

Are you running Linux on your older Mac?
If so, what distro are you using?

[JuhoHartikainen]

I’ve got a mid-2012 MacBook Pro running macOS Monterey and Kubuntu 22.04 on OpenCore dual-boot. Even got a late 2006 MacBook running Kubuntu 22.04. All work like a charm!

[markdrifter]

This earned me a subscribe coz I've been running Linux Os on older/unsupported MacBook laptops. My recent was a MacBook Pro circa 2008, upon upgrading the RAM to 8GB, i realized that it's missing WIFI drivers after i installed Linux Mint XFCE, Linux Lite however comes with WiFi drivers, but it wouldn't install, so i ended up installing on another laptop and transplanting the HDD into the Mac and suffice to say I'm happy about the outcome coz now I'm able to browse the internet & watch YouTube videos on the device. Very informative video, I'd be looking out for more of your content.

[wisteela]

Superb video. Absolutely the best way to use old Macs. I'm using Linux Mint on an early 2011 13 inch MacBook Pro. Runs fantastically well. Same issue regarding the WiFi driver, but so easy to fix.

[Comics]

I could not agree with you more I have a 2008 iMac that most people think is garbage but I install Linux mint on it and I still use it to this day as my daily driver. I got my use out of this I’ve been using it since 2009 every day all day watching movies on it I use it like my TV is the perfect computer never any glitches, plenty powerful enough to watch YouTube play games. It’s a shame how many computers get thrown in the garbage that are actually better than the computers you could buy on the shelf at Walmart

[scarlettppc]

I have a first generation MacBook Air (the early 2008 one) that does not support anything newer than Mac OS Lion (10.7). You can't get it to run anything newer, even with patches so I put Void Linux on it and it works perfectly and everything is supported, not out of the box, of course but it's easy to find the proper drivers and now it works wonderfully on the most recent Linux kernel and supports all of the newest apps.

[agnosticii]

great video, i might try this at some point. thanks for sharing!

[reno_idn]

I am using Linux Mint on my MacBook Pro Mid 2012 13". It is running faster than macOS itself. Linux gives life to my Mac.

[zenbrandon]

This video came at the perfect time for me. I have a 2012 Macbook Pro and I was on the fence about using Mint or another Linux distro on it. I'm going to take the plunge right now!

[gonzoret]

Got a few older Mac’s (MB 07, MBP 09, iMac 09, MBA 12). Was searching on how to revive the MB07 and I knew about Linux but never used it. I am glad I ran into your channel as I want to install Linux/Ubuntu on that laptop first as a test rig. Need to check out the rest of your videos

[alexandradevreux-swift]

I have LMDE with NsCDE on my 2017 MacBook Air and it works absolutely great, all the hardware works out of the box with an excellent range of software available as expected. I even like going back to the old school operating environment which takes me back to my Solaris roots!

[victorianovidalrecruiter]

MX Linux flies on this machine. Great video - Thank you!

[thsdgdk]

very nice video i appreciate your work

[nedjo]

Thank you for sharing, I have one 2012 mac mini I like to try one day

[ThomasWeaverchiefeagle]

I was given a mid-2007 MacBook a few weeks ago. I put in an SSD and installed Lubuntu. Other than the WiFi and webcam not working (lacking the proper drivers), it’s a decent little machine.

[timitheehuggins]

Hey Dadio! Your Mic sounds FANTASTIC!!

[dominolastley]

I'm running Linux Mint 21.2 on at 2017 MBA (i7, 8GB, 1TB storage). It is quite zippy and runs like a champ. I've had no issues at all.

[cenewton]

I'm running Garuda Linux on my 2010 Mac Pro which is maxed out w/ dual Xeon X5690's (12 cores, 24 threads @ 3.5Ghz). It's 13 years old now but still a beast and is my daily driver. It's running dual 2TB NVME's duplexed via Sonnet PCIe card, 4x12TB HDD RAID5 internal storage & AMD RX 580 8GB GPU. I also use a TruNAS for backups using Vorta/Borg. It has been hosting my private NextCloud for synchronizing/sharing files with my & my family's systems (MBPro, iPhone, iPad).

I chose Garuda for it's Arch Linux base, access to the Arch AUR repos, Btrfs for snapshots, Garuda utilities that make certain tasks quick & easy, and very active & helpful Garuda community forums.

[rayraman]

Thank you bringing life back to old macs. I have late 2013 MacBook Pro 15, runs beautifully, but it is considered obsolete by Apple.

[nathanwong]

Thank you for this… I’ve been wondering what to do with my old MacBook Pro 2012 with a failing graphics card