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  1. R

    Linux on Mac or Linux on Windows Laptop

    I have MBA M1, and want to learn linux and mastering it for system administrator skills. should I change to Windows laptop or stay with MBA M1? Thanks in advance.
  2. L

    The Yellowdog of 2024? Which linux for MBP? Fedora was underwhelming.

    I tried both Fedora and Silverblue and had the following problems with an old 2015 MBP: 1) Nobody seems to have shared optimum touchpad settings to match MacOS. Scrolling is too fast and I can't see any menu option to fix this. 2) The Facetime Camera needs a custom kernel module, but there's...
  3. Derived

    MP 7,1 Mac Pro 7,1 Will Not Boot From Any External Volume

    Just as the title says - I have been at this for about 10-12 hours now, and I am completely stumped. The machine is running the latest version of Sonoma (which I'm learning has some serious issues with external drives) and no matter what, it cannot see any external volumes or devices as...
  4. mortlocli

    The 10 Best PowerPC Linux Distros - 2023

    Just came across this article, that was updated 23 Oct 2023: https://www.pcwdld.com/best-powerpc-linux-distros/ Glad to see MintPPC listed there.
  5. Yumiko Noua

    I'm still asking how this is possible...

    someone on reddit put this image I'm still asking how... how this Is possible? I tried everything on my IMac g3 with no result. the only thing that the creator of this post on reddit say is: can someone replicate this? I will try later for this, but if possible, can someone help me with this...
  6. S

    Using BitBucket and an Azure Linux VM

    I have a BitBucket repository and an Azure Linux virtual machine. I want to set up continuous development between the two, however there are no guides for Linux VM; only for Azure Web Apps.
  7. R

    MP 1,1-5,1 cMP 2,1 - trying to install Linux

    Hello folks, I did the 'search for an answer' already but either I'm the first (unlikely) or I'm incapable of constructing a good search term (definitely possible)... I have a cMP 2,1 and I want to install Linux to it. Now I know this particular beast has some design features that add extra...
  8. Doq

    Working around the brightness issue with Linux on PBG4s with ALS

    Okay, I made a thread for this for visibility purposes, though it's not much. A known issue with some PowerBooks, specifically G4s with the ambient light sensor, is that there's a chance that on startup it'll kill the brightness and you have to spend several minutes trying to turn it back up to...
  9. dobratzp

    Replacing a 5th gen Airport Time Capsule with... a 2009 iMac

    We used the Apple AirPort Time Capsule for a number of years (and even plugged in an external USB drive when the internal drive failed), but it seems that this is the end of the road for Apple routers. We've also been replacing Intel x86 Macs with Apple Silicon varieties. Old Setup: 2 ISPs =>...
  10. robertcoogan

    USB drive format (Ubuntu<->macOS)

    I'd think I'm going to need software for giving my macOS read/write access to a 32GB USB drive that is formatted ext4. I was looking at Paragon's extFS for Mac, but wasn't sure if it was worth the buy. Is there a way to allow read/write to drives from the Terminal? Or some free software perhaps? 😬
  11. I

    Hello, what distribution of Linux is best for the iMac10,1

    Hello, I am new to these forums. It is probably going to be my only post since I do not own any apple products anymore. (Not by choice.) I wanted to know what distro of linux would be the best for this version of iMac. I've tried Ubuntu, however it was incredibly glitchy and borderline...
  12. K

    Debian running as VM on Mac M1

    Hi, I'm doing some development on linux VMs. They are currently hosted on PC machine running ProxMox and that has worked for me quite good. Now I'm starting another project that requires some more CPU and I/O power. I have plenty of that on my Mac Studio and would like to make use of it. I've...
  13. M

    Apple TV 1st Gen Linux - apt-get update not working

    Hello. I'm running apt-get update on a 1st generation Apple TV running Linux via OSMC, and it gives a 404 error when trying to access the Debian Jessie archive. I've check if it's connected online via the ping 8.8.8.8 command, it it pings right back. Any suggestions?
  14. A

    Is it against Apple's license to bring Rosetta2 onto bare metal Linux (Asahi)?

    It's possible to copy over the Rosetta2 binary to Asahi Linux and use it to run amd64 applications on bare metal Linux. Does anyone know if that is permissible by Apple's license?
  15. fra9000

    Linux on iMac G3 in 2023 (project review video)

    Hi, Just wanted to share the status of the project I have worked on for some months on trying to get the best possible Linux experience on the iMac G3. I was going to detailed it here in text, but then it was too long so I recorded a video instead! :) Video contents: Hardware specs Project...
  16. S

    Lenovo ThinkPad - Ubuntu desktop

    I have been an Apple fanatic since 2006 when I ditched my Windows desktop in an effort to ditch my video game habit. At that time Apple was not that great for games but it allowed me to browse the web and pay my bills securely. Perfect. Since that time I have purchased and used 2 MacBooks, 1...
  17. F

    Ubuntu UTM settings, x86 emulation

    Does anyone know anyway to get better performance out of the x86 emulation? I am not looking for anything crazy but maybe at least 5-10 fps. I found this post that helped a little bit but I'm wondering if anyone knows better settings.
  18. MacinMan

    Need help installing Ubuntu to an external drive for my iMac 27" from late 2015

    Hey all, I am stuck on getting a Ubuntu 22.04 to put the bootloader on the external drive and NOT the drive with the macOS boot loader. I am able to successfully install linux to an external drive, and it runs. However, even though I tell the installer to put the boot loader on the external...
  19. Bedaso

    Resolved Boot from burnt DVD?

    Hello. I’m unable to boot into the MacOS X 10.4 Tiger install DVD on my PowerMac G4 MDD (2003). I’ve recently installed several distros of Linux until I found out the graphical issues I experienced were from it’s ATI Radeon 9000. So until I buy a new card, and one that would work with Linux, I...
  20. S

    Amnesia The Dark Descent PPC64 Port

    So I'm trying to compile Amnesia The Dark Descent on Linux Gentoo (on my G5 Quad) - because the original Mac PPC version was unstable (on ATI) and sluggish on NVIDIA - (and as you know on Linux you can have a bit more modern GPUS - I have HD 5450 currently). Plus even if those reasons are not...