![]() ![]() > partition or did you erase everything? I'm asking because I'm wondering, in > Also, for those who have GNU/Linux installed, did you keep the macOS ![]() The only hardware that didn't work was WiFi, as expected. The other got rid of macOS completely and installed Trisquel 8. The only issues he's had have been adjusting screen brightness, which he fixed by switching to an older kernel, and hibernation, which I'm not sure if he's figured out by now. The first installed Ubuntu, keeping a macOS partition. I've never owned a crapbook, but I have helped two friends install GNU/Linux on theirs. ![]() > recognised by it, I would be stuck, wouldn't I? > hardware? Ideally, I would want T8, but if certain hardware is not > would you recommend in terms of the greatest compatibility with the > I'm looking to install GNU/Linux on a mid-2009 MBP (5,4). I tried pulling it out and sticking it back in while the boot screen was up (apparently this has worked for some people), but no dice. The live USB that worked fine on my AA1 didn't appear as a boot option on my wife's Mac. > There's something awry in Trisquel's UEFI/EFI implementation that mac's boot firmware doesn't recognize as bootable. Surely it can be made possible with Trisquel, even if it requires a bit more tweaking of the RC? Let's not give up so easily! There seem to plenty of people on the interwebs that successfully installed Ubuntu on a Mac. Not being able to install Trisquel on a Mac means a significant chunk of PC users cannot use a 100% libre distro (unless there is another FSF-endorsed distro that does work on Macs?). I think this is important enough to have its own thread. Loldier and I have been discussing our ongoing struggles with getting a Trisquel live disc (or USB) to boot on a Mac in the thread on the Flidas RCs. ![]()
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