Ubuntu on MacBook Air (early- / mid-2014)

[Rajiv Gunja]

I am not a Mac person, but I have tried to install OSX on intel platform,
so know the hardship of installs.

1. Sound card needs to be compatible.
2. Wifi drivers need to be available.

Other than these 2 issues, the install should work just fine. Intel HD 6000
video card is supported under linux, so display will not be an issue.

Look at the full spec sheet of the Macbook Air you are planning to buy and
research in the forums to see if those hardware will be recognised.

Let us know how you fare on your trial. I am looking into installing linux
on my old tablet, but have not been successful.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 8:52 AM Brian Kemp <brian.kemp at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would say that MJG's saying still applies.
>
> Don't buy a Mac to run Linux.
>
> Apple does some *weird* stuff with their firmware and doesn't document
> it. http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/29954.html
>
>
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> On 03/11/2015 08:42 AM, Alberto Flores wrote:
> > I use vagrant to create a VM with trusty. That way, I have the best of
> both worlds…. At least for me :)
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> > From: Ben Klein <bklein529 at gmail.com>
> > Reply: Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com>>
> > Date: March 11, 2015 at 8:40:14 AM
> > To: Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com>>
> > Subject:  Ubuntu on MacBook Air (early- / mid-2014)
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> > Does anyone have experience with one of the current Ubuntus (14.04 or
> > later) on a MacBook Air? In particular, I am looking at getting the
> > early- or mid-2014 model.
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