Wipe out Mac OSX from a 2006 macbook

johnpatricknieto · 06-04-2015, 08:16 PM

I am considering on removing all OSX 10.6.8 from my old macbook then installing linux. It is a Mac 2.1 with an Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 processor 2 cores. 1 gig memory. What are your thoughts and or recommendations. The machine is a hardy one and I would love to prolong its life.

Best,
JPN

PS, my goal is to recycle all my old machines. I am old but not dead. I am a real newbie.

fatmac · 06-05-2015, 01:24 PM

Welcome aboard.
Putting Linux on Macs has been done before, so probably try 'Googling' for a 'how to'.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Pu...sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Head_on_a_Stick · 06-05-2015, 02:20 PM

Make sure you test any GNU/Linux distributions in the "Live" environment before installing to check hardware compatibility.

With that hardware you should be looking at the "lighter" desktops -- LXDE & XFCE -- rather than KDE or GNOME.

Mint with the MATE desktop would probably work well and is suited to users with little experience.