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Linux on iMac?
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This depends on which iMac it is. If it's an Intel iMac, it is slightly easier, and if it's an Apple Silicon iMac, it will be a bit more difficult. If it's a Silicon, you'd need to use Asahi Linux, or have varying support. If it's Intel, I'm pretty sure it's similiar to installing on a PC, but can't say for sure. I'll look into it more
Yeah... to my knowledge it's the same as a "normal" UEFI system, but instead of pressing
escorf12you hold thealtoroptionkey on startup. Then select your USB, and boot. I'd strongly advise you test everything before installing.Yep, it’s the same! Option key during startup is the only difference 🙋🏼♀️
Thx
I installed Fedora on a 2015 MacBook pro. It works well, though the camera doesn't work and bt is bonky, to say the least - but I couldn't care less about that.
Did you install the facetimehd module?