Most suitable distro for macbook?
Hi,
I have a Macbook 5.2 white from 2009 where I expect to install Linux. However, I still did not make my decision on the distro I will use. Especially, I'm looking for the distro that support Apple hardware, stable, easy to configure and flexible. I could install Ubuntu or Arch but I have already tried both. I consider myself as a intermediate user but I don't have any experience toward Linux on Intel-Macs, only on PowerPC. Currently, I hesitate toward Gentoo or Slackware... |
Did you give Debian a thought?
I have Debian (Squeeze/6) running stand-alone on my old MacBook Pro. It is a bit of a challenge in some area's but it can be done. |
I've gotten Arch (circa 2012) to work on a Macbook, but the wireless was still garbage. Never figured that one out.
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From that point on the Debian installer just worked (grub/mbr/lvm/luks), nothing special was needed. The problems I came across were related to: function/apple keys not working, temperature readings, wireless, cooling, keyboard layout and some other minor issue's. All of them are fixed. Or close enough to call the fixed: I still have to figure out what some of the temperature readings are indicating. |
my recommendation is keep os x on there so you can maintain the efi through it. just shrink the partition to a small size. that's what I've done on my macbook pro. install refit trough os x, so you can dual boot, and keep hardware acceleration. (I've done this on mine, but I can't confirm that hardware acceleration is lost without refits use, but that's what I read) chain load your desired distro refit > grub > distro.
check out the Ubuntu wikis for installing on macbooks. you don't have to use Ubuntu, but the info is very good. it helped me a lot to install opensuse on mine. |
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