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This page is about installing Ubuntu on the Apple MacBook Air model.
Discovering what MacBook Air you own
- Open 'About This Mac' under the Apple menu
- Click the 'System Report' button
- The 'Model Identifier' will be in the default dialog.
How to install Ubuntu Linux on Mac 1. Insert the Ubuntu installer. Click the ‘Apple’ icon. Select ‘Restart’. Click ‘Restart,’ on the prompt. I've decided in install (single-boot) Ubuntu 18.04 on my newly purchased MacBook Air 2020 (With the new scissor-style keyboard). It has T2 security chip installed and I understand how to disable secure boot. But however, my valid installation medium (The installation USB) doesn't install it. Ubuntu 18.04 worked just fine; Ubuntu 20.04 suffered from a slow desktop GUI response - but remember, this is 10+ year old hardware - I’m sure on a later MacBook it will probably work just fine (when I try it I will let you know) For that reason I decided to install: Ubuntu MATE 18.04.4 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Step 2. Download the ISO image. I am experiencing a sluggish MacBook Air (4,2 released with Lion on it in mid 2011), which is currently running on High Sierra, and have thought about installing UBUNTU along with macOS for a while. Reading your reply to this thread, I decided to do it tonight. Probably, I will install XUBUNTU 18.04 LTS instead of UBUNTU 18.04 LTS. The old MacBook running Ubuntu Linux. That website seems familiar Linux Mint 18.1 The next Linux distro installed on the MacBook was Linux Mint 18.1. As before, the installation was quite simple and Mint was much faster to load than Ubuntu — 73 seconds from power-on to login, and just 15 seconds for the appearance of the desktop.
MacBook6,1(2)
Apple MacBook Air 11' 2013 model(s).
- MacBookAir6-1
- MacBookAir6-2/Saucy
MacBook6,2
Apple MacBook Air 13' 2013 model.
- MacBookAir6-2/Trusty
MacBook5,2
Apple MacBook Air 13' 2012 model.
- MacBookAir5-2
MacBook4,2
Apple MacBook Air 13' mid 2011 model.
- Apple apps for mac free. MacBookAir4-2
MacBook4,1
Apple Macbook Air 11' mid 2011 model. Documented in the MacBookAir4-2 page.
Macbook3,1(2)
Apple MacBook Air 11' (1) and 13' (2) late 2010 model
- MacBookAir3-2/Raring Update my macbook air to mojave.
- MacBookAir3-2/Narwhal
- MacBookAir3-2/Meerkat
Ubuntu 18 04 Macbook Air 2
Macbook2,1
- MacBookAir2-1/Lucid
Macbook1,1
- MacBookAir1-1/Hardy
Ubuntu For Macbook Air
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