@ActionRetro what do you reckon is the oldest Mac that...

All posts Action Retro :apple_inc:'s posts Post Back to profile

Top-level

Dave

@ActionRetro what do you reckon is the oldest Mac that modern Ubuntu will run on?

Like 8 Jul 2023 at 16:06 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

3 comments

Action Retro :apple_inc:

@sudoaptgetlife I bet it can run on any of the 64 bit Intel Macs - even the ones with the hybrid 32/64 bit with a special bootloader thats out there.

Edit: link - https://mattgadient.com/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/

8 Jul 2023 at 16:10 | Open on bitbang.social

cleanycloth

@ActionRetro @sudoaptgetlife I ran Linux Mint 64bit alongside Lion on a 2006 iMac with rEFInd IIRC, was a bit of a faff but it worked!

8 Jul 2023 at 17:04 | Open on social.andreva.cc

juanejot

@sudoaptgetlife @ActionRetro The oldest I daily-drive is a 2009 MBP5,3 (so, just after that switch) with :linuxmintnew: 21.2 beta (So, :ubuntu: w/:cinnamon: instead of :gnome:, native flatpaks instead of snaps).
Would happily distro-hop to LMDE 6 once it’s out, or to :archlinux:, but will never go back to :mac:; because no modern security (10.11 was the latest officially supported; no Homebrew or MacPorts) and/or sounds like a jet taking off with any newer version.

8 Jul 2023 at 22:45 | Open on fosstodon.org