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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

#200888 — Installing Debian On A 2011 iMac

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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.

PS Please don't suggest Virtual Machines, as I know this is an option, but
am looking into other options. Thank you.

Hardware Overview:

   Model Name:    iMac
   Model Identifier:    iMac12,1
   Processor Name:    Intel Core i7
   Processor Speed:    2.8 GHz
   Number of Processors:    1
   Total Number of Cores:    4
   L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
   L3 Cache:    8 MB
   Memory:    8 GBb
   SMC Version (system):    1.71f2
   Hardware UUID:    8CDE71B4-EC0A-5271-953A-60E993BC0348

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#200891

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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#200892

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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#200895

On Thu, Oct 04, 2018 at 04:52:17AM -0700, Keifer Bly wrote:
> What would be the steps for doing this? Thank you.

It's just an ordinary Debian install with an EFI bootloader.
Pretend it's a similar year MacMini, if you want hand holding:

https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel

Use stretch (stable, currently) for amd64 architecture. Install
from a netinst CD if possible, else a netinst USB stick.

-dsr-

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#200943

El jue, 04-10-2018 a las 04:04 -0700, Keifer Bly escribió:
> 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. 
> 
> PS Please don't suggest Virtual Machines, as I know this is an
> option, but am looking into other options. Thank you.
> 
> Hardware Overview:
> 
>    Model Name:    iMac
>    Model Identifier:    iMac12,1
>    Processor Name:    Intel Core i7
>    Processor Speed:    2.8 GHz
>    Number of Processors:    1
>    Total Number of Cores:    4
>    L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
>    L3 Cache:    8 MB
>    Memory:    8 GBb
>    SMC Version (system):    1.71f2
>    Hardware UUID:    8CDE71B4-EC0A-5271-953A-60E993BC0348


I think it is very possible run Debian in this machine. Mine is older,
iMac mid 2010, and run now Debian "testing" with no problem.


Also you can try install Debian over an external disk and test if the
system can work for you before install over the main disk.

Greetings




 
 

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#200950

>> 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

Without a doubt.  Have you tried and encountered problems?
A trivial search for "install debian imac" leads to
https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple

>> (and would it be update able for a long time in the future)?

Not sure what's "long" for you, but I'm running Debian testing on my
2006 mac-mini and my 2003 Thinkpad X30.


        Stefan

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