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| From | Keifer Bly <keifer.bly@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac |
| Date | 2018-10-04 14:00 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wFasp-4TM-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <wF9G1-4Es-11@gated-at.bofh.it> <wFaiK-4QM-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
What would be the steps for doing this? Thank you. On 10/4/18 4:47 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Thu, Oct 04, 2018 at 04:04:48AM -0700, Keifer Bly wrote: >> Hello, so I have a 2011 iMac that I am considering installing Debian Linux >> on. I am considering doing this because I cannot update Mac OS on this >> computer anymore (when I try to install Mojave I get an error message >> saying "could not be installed on this computer, they probably do not >> support the hardware anymore). As new versions of Mac OS are no longer >> supported on this computer, would it be possible to install Debian Linux as >> the default OS on this machine (and would it be update able for a long time >> in the future)? I checked this page here: >> https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple but could not conclude if >> this would work on this hardware. Here is the computer in questions >> hardware specifications generated using System Profiler, I can send more if >> needed but did not want to put my computer serial number publicly on the >> list. Thanks in advance. > Yes, this will work pretty well. > > If you use bluetooth-connected keyboard and mouse, you should > expect them to require battery changes / recharges more > frequently. That's about it. > > -dsr-
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Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac Keifer Bly <keifer.bly@gmail.com> - 2018-10-04 13:10 +0200
Re: Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-10-04 13:50 +0200
Re: Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac Keifer Bly <keifer.bly@gmail.com> - 2018-10-04 14:00 +0200
Re: Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2018-10-04 15:10 +0200
Re: Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac JulHer <julher@escomposlinux.org> - 2018-10-05 21:40 +0200
Re: Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2018-10-06 00:20 +0200
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