(Ad Free) LATEST Ubuntu on a 2012 iMac! (CPU Swap!)
Added 2024-08-26 23:34:51 +0000 UTCToday we're swapping an i7 into a 2012 iMac, and installing the latest version of Ubuntu! How will it perform?
VIDEO LINKS:
๐ Ubuntu 24.04: https://ubuntu.com/desktop
๐ Custom Nvidia driver PPA: https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/ubuntu/nvidiaexp
๐ Ubuntu Kernel Switcher: https://github.com/bkw777/mainline
Comments
The best retro gaming experiences involve ship of Theseusing the hardware then bending a vastly too modern OS to your will and then feeling satisfied with a job well done. And completely forgetting the gaming.
Tom
2024-08-28 22:16:34 +0000 UTCFunnily enough I was poking around one of these that we've had sat unused in the office for years (well, a 21.5" 11,2) with a view to upgrading the CPU and GPU and sticking Linux on it, but the screen has gone a very weird shade of yellow. Apparently it's quite common with that specific model, unfortunately - and not repairable without swapping out the whole panel for a non-yellowed one.
ctrl.alt.rees
2024-08-27 09:45:23 +0000 UTCI tried it on a iMac 2009, but it didn't work. Happily the latest Linux Mint (Cinnamon) Wilma works. I used the old hardware.
peter coen
2024-08-27 07:52:53 +0000 UTCCould you recompile that ppa driver for the later kernal?
Bill Kavanagh
2024-08-27 05:08:29 +0000 UTCFirst thing on the list after a fresh OS install is to setup fastfetch and look at the pretty colors!
Nathan Allworth
2024-08-27 03:42:11 +0000 UTC11 inch MacBook Air with Linux is my favorite computer!
Action Retro
2024-08-27 00:51:34 +0000 UTCFunny you mention thisโI just installed Ubuntu on a 2011 MacBook Air, and it's slow, but fun!
Jeff Geerling
2024-08-26 23:41:09 +0000 UTC
