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(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:
🍎 Ubuntu 24.04: https://ubuntu.com/desktop
🍎 Custom Nvidia driver PPA: https://launchpad.net/~dtl131/+archive/ubuntu/nvidiaexp
🍎 Ubuntu Kernel Switcher: https://github.com/bkw777/mainline
Comments
Tom
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.
ctrl.alt.rees
Funnily 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.
peter coen
I tried it on a iMac 2009, but it didn't work. Happily the latest Linux Mint (Cinnamon) Wilma works. I used the old hardware.
Bill Kavanagh
Could you recompile that ppa driver for the later kernal?
Nathan Allworth
First thing on the list after a fresh OS install is to setup fastfetch and look at the pretty colors!
Action Retro
11 inch MacBook Air with Linux is my favorite computer!
Jeff Geerling
Funny you mention this—I just installed Ubuntu on a 2011 MacBook Air, and it's slow, but fun!
