Hi Folks,

I am totally new to Linux and have no prior experience of programming. However I would love to learn to use and switch to Linux OS. For now I wants to install Linux OS on my MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011) Processor 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, Memory 4GB, Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB. I would really appreciate any valuable advice on how to install and the best distro
Also, would like to know is it possible to download and install with out USB or DVD?
Thank you in advance for all the valuable advices.
Miron

While it's possible to install some distros without a prior download, or with a small initial download, it's not something for newcomers to try whether on a Mac or an ordinary PC. Many distros offer NET installation, which means downloading a small .iso roughly the size of a half CD, which one burns to CD or USB, boots, then initializes installation that gets most OS and application software from the internet.

As to which distro to choose, you'll get a different answer from virtually everyone. HD 3000 Graphics is getting old, and 1.7 GHz by current standards near or slightly upwards of mediocre, so you might find a distro whose desktop is labeled middleweight or lightweight friendlier with your 4GB RAM and 1.7GHz CPU. Any of the distros for which TDE is available would be very snappy and competent. AntiX is a frequent recommendation for hardware labeled "older" or "slower". My distro of first choice regardless of hardware capability is openSUSE.

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Some problems you will have are the age of your hardware and the fact that it is a Mac. As suggested in the post above, you probably need a Linux distribution which is lighter and designed to run on older hardware. Apple is extremely proprietary and so it is more difficult to install non-Mac software on it. The link below gives some information on installing Linux on a Mac. I have no opinion on it myself, never used a Mac.

https://linuxnewbieguide.org/how-to-...tosh-computer/

You can boot and install a Linux iso using the Linux Grub boot loader. With Legacy Grub, it needs to be extracted while with Grub2 it will boot most iso files directly. Since you don't have Grub on a Mac, you will probably need to do an online search for it using whatever the name of the Mac bootloader is.

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Linux Mint with the LXDE desktop, a lighter weight one, would probably work. Mint can see most of the hardware out there.

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Thank you so much for all the reply. I need to start somewhere. I may start of with Linux Mint, since it is a light weight version.