LINUX FOR MAC ON A USB INSTALL

NOTE: Before starting the install I have found an issue with Deepin, which is not an issue with iMac. The USB Stick should then be ready to boot on any system you wish to install Deepin Linux. Once you have the ISO downloaded you can use Etcher to extract the image to a USB Stick. On my iMac I can install a 64-bit version of Deepin. NOTE: Some places on the Internet claim that you cannot install a 64-bit OS other than MacOS on a Mac. I usually use Ubuntu, but I have been hearing a lot about Deepin so I decided to try it on my iMac.

LINUX FOR MAC ON A USB UPGRADE

The upgrade was smooth except the iSight webcam (which wasn’t too bad).

LINUX FOR MAC ON A USB DRIVER

Since each Mac can have varying components you may also run into driver issues. NOTE: Keep in mind that for an upgrade to Linux you must have an Intel processor. I decided to install Linux and make the system better.

The MacOS is what discouraged me since I couldn’t install very many any apps since it was older. The shipping charge was more than the cost of the all-in-one (AIO) system.

The system runs better in winter when it is a little cooler. Another reason is that the video card has an overheating issue which causes screen anomalies. For this reason I didn’t use the iMac often. After I tried using the iMac and installing apps on it I found out that few apps supported Snow Leopard. The highest MacOS it can support is 10.6 or Snow Leopard.

Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT video card 128 MB VRAM.

24-Inch screen TFT Active Matrix LCD (1921x1200 native) display.

For this article I used an iMac 6.1 from late 2006. There are many types of Apple Mac systems available. For this reason someone may want to install Linux on a Mac. In next tutorials I will show you the basic elements of the Linux Mint distro and go much more deeper in specific functionalities of this operating system.Many people may like the look and feel of Linux over other Desktop Operating Systems (OS). Now you are being able to have some first looks at this Linux Mint distribution. If everything went well you will see a desktop environment that probably looks something like the screenshot below. Now that Linux Mint has been booted into a live session the real fun can begin. Choose the option “Try Linux Mint without installing”.Ī live session of Linux Mint will be created, ready for you to use and test without actually wiping your hard drive. Now the usb drive should pop up in this same screen.Ħ) Select the usb drive (EFI boot) and hit Enter.ħ) Now a menu with some options will be presented. If you don’t see the usb drive, unplug it and plug it in again while this screen is visible. If everything went well you see a screen with graphical presentations of at least your internal drive and the Linux Mint usb drive (presented as EFI boot). So let’s start.ġ) If you have not already done so, first shut down your Mac computer.Ģ) Then put the Linux USB stick into a free USB slot.Ĥ) Start your Mac computer while holding the option key, and wait. To be able to boot into the usb drive, you’ll need to hold the option (alt) key while you boot your macBook. Well, of course it needs to have a working USB slot to be able to use it, but that is basically it.

LINUX FOR MAC ON A USB 64 BIT

The nice thing of having this magical fresh Linux bootable live drive is that you can try Linux now on whatever 64 bit Apple computer you want (or make a 32 bit Linux bootable USB drive if required), like MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Mini.

LINUX FOR MAC ON A USB HOW TO

If not than first follow all the steps in my tutorial How to create a Linux bootable usb drive in MacOS. Okay, so you have the Linux USB drive now. In an equivalent next article I will explain how to use Linux Mint without installing on a PC Start a Linux Mint Live session This tutorial will explain how to boot from the just created Linux usb drive so you can use Linux Mint without installing on a Mac. It is not necessary to perform a complete installation to first use or try out Linux. As already explained one of the many incredible features of all Linux distributions is the ability to boot a distribution directly from the USB stick you created, without the need to install Linux and affecting your hard drive and the current operating system on it. In the previous tutorial I explained how to create a Linux bootable usb drive in macOS.

Linux for mac on a usb