So, I have an old mac mini, one of the flat ones. You know, it’s shaped more flat than the new ones.
I want to put Linux Mint on there.
Or maybe Ubuntu
and then, I am going to buy a really cheap monitor on eBay.
So, I have an old mac mini, one of the flat ones. You know, it’s shaped more flat than the new ones.
I want to put Linux Mint on there.
Or maybe Ubuntu
and then, I am going to buy a really cheap monitor on eBay.
I would be interested to hear your results and which flavor Linux you end up with. I have one of these just sitting around too.
In my experience, EndeavourOS works best on these old Macs.
People report good results with Mint as well but I get the impression they have to jump though more hoops to get decent WiFi.
I’ve put Mint, Kubuntu, and Arch on a few different Macs from 2011-14, and the Broadcom drivers are an arsehole every time. I wish I was smart enough to save a note on how I did it.
I’m leaning towards Ubuntu because that’s what everyone said would work. Some people in the comments are also saying this. I’ve never installed Linux on a Mac before.