#INSTALL LINUX ON OLD MAC MAC OS X#

The multiarch CD image supports both 32-bit and 64-bit (U)EFI, and hence, it works for this device. So you get a bit of a schizophrenic situation.

Why multi-arch, you might ask? Why not use the x86_64 (64-bit) install image, as the Intel Core2Duo is capable of handling this? Because Apple, in all their wisdom, decided to include a 32-bit EFI with a CPUВ capable of handling 64-bit code. (note that this link points to the daily built CD images, which might or might not be broken at any given day)

download the multiarch network install CD image, burn it to a CD.

Not much, really.В So, in the end, being tired of the general slowness of the device, I bit the bullet, exchanged the old 80GB hard disk with a newer and bigger model, and went on the journey to install Debian on it.

Playing music from the audio library to the connected amplifier.

Using Videostream to cast movies to our Chromecast.

iTunes to manage an iPod classic, and to auto-rip newly bought CDвЂ™s.

You canвЂ™t turn off the Mac Mini using the power button, it goes to sleep, and it canвЂ™t be reprogrammed.

TeamViewer takes up a ridiculous amount of CPU power on OS X.

They also managed to actually break VNC for anything except the OS X client.

Not fantastic from a security point of view.

Apple stopped providing updates for it.

Not AppleвЂ™s finest installment of OS X, truth be told.

#INSTALL LINUX ON OLD MAC MAC OS X#

I still hadВ an old Mac MiniВ (model 2,1) - which I bought during a period of experimentation with different operating systemsВ - connected to the TV, running Mac OS X Lion. Replacing OS X with Linux on my Mac Mini 2,1

Install linux on old mac