Here’s the definitive guide to installing Linux on a Mac.ĭISCLAIMER: This is an advanced tutorial which sometimes works at the command line and can cause irreparable damage to your data. I long since realised that I could do exactly what I wanted to do with my macbook using Linux, rather than being encumbered by having to follow the ‘Apple’ way of doing things. The hardware is solid, fast, and beautiful, but over time, macOS has become dumbed down and in some places, downright silly. Got one of those shiny Mac laptops, but Linux has you realising computer freedom is best?

Screen backlight, Keyboard Backlight and Volume control hotkeys.

Problems booting Linux? Fix it by installing the EFI boot manager and disabling SIP protection.

Accessing your Macintosh files from Linux.

Step 4: Finishing up and fixing a few problems.

Step 2: Partitioning your Macintosh hard drive.Using Etcher to ‘burn’ your ISO image to a USB stick.Step 1: Downloading and ‘burning’ your Linux distro image of choice to a USB stick.Dual Booting with Mac OS (yes, you can keep MacOS!).Got one of those shiny Mac laptops, but Linux has you realising computer freedom is best?.How I got my job in Linux: from Newbie to Pro.How to install Ubuntu 18.10 on a Macbook Pro.How to install Linux on a Macintosh and dual boot with macOS.Moving to Linux? Bring your Google Drive with you.How to use Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Amazon S3 and more in Linux.

Howto: What is Git and Github? How do I use it and why should I care?.

Analysing system performance with ‘Top’.

Files, Directories and the Linux Filing System.

Chapter 3: Choosing a Linux Distribution.

Chapter 2: Why Linux – What’s the Benefits?.

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