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Post #Ar7woYbIh2UpG6NdfE by [email protected] |
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this nearly 15-year-old macbook air is still a perfectly good computer but appl… |
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Post #Ar8jUOvDrdXjCeiWXY by [email protected] |
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@deobald Running #OpenBSD on the same hardware and couldn’t be happier to see… |
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Post #Ar8jYudVtPkSioaKoK by [email protected] |
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@deobald I’m afraid my soon 11 years old laptop will face the same. While Lin… |
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Post #Ar8jYunRIVgjDbEGHY by [email protected] |
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@rpsu @deobald running a VM or wine might be an option. I don't like it ei… |
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Post #Ar8jYuvwmsUfdzD3Xk by [email protected] |
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@cyclops_ I have serious doubts VM can access data from USB dongle I need to u… |
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Post #Ar8jYv6EAeiW9s1GZE by [email protected] |
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@rpsu @cyclops_ @deobald ni problem, you just pass the usb device to the VM and… |
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Post #Ar91OHFLHqWUprMEOu by [email protected] |
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@deobald Recently repurposed a 2014 iMac with Fedora for similar reasons, runs … |
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Post #Ar95lU30G6pd0vuJAu by [email protected] |
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@deobald Nice! Do you happen to have a link to a guide? I assume Apple doesn… |
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Post #Ar95lUFPVykxdPiDVw by [email protected] |
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@dcdeejay @deobald for me on my 2015 macbook pro, the trickiest bit was getting… |
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Post #Ar95lUNv0LYu3nh0m8 by [email protected] |
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@mensrea @deobald Thanks! |
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Post #Ar95lUWmTOeQVHq5aa by [email protected] |
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@dcdeejay @mensrea no guide necessary. :) hold alt (option) while booting to gi… |
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Post #Ar9799z6bU0lh6wCae by [email protected] |
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@deobald did the same with a 2011 MacBook air. Installed #PrimTux on it for my … |
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Post #Ar979B0CosUAqoSawa by [email protected] |
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@pieq @deobald I have heard it's a good idea to remove an old, no longer fu… |
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Post #Ar979B94HvZhIIbfl2 by [email protected] |
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@boggin @pieq related, this laptop actually has a *new* battery because my loca… |
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Post #Ar97hcguNcDuZVrLPs by [email protected] |
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@deobald I with you and the commenters. I have a mid-2011 Macbook Air which wor… |
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Post #Ar97hcqTo1sb3CKzKq by [email protected] |
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@randulo even though i'd never write code on this machine anymore, i still … |
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Post #Ar982cVaFon45QZgWm by [email protected] |
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@deobald My similarly aged MacBook gave up the ghost this week, unfortunately. … |
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Post #Ar982ceRirsaWuilLE by [email protected] |
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@spanghero everything must go, eventually. :) this generation of macbook was th… |
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Post #Ar98CGNROPb8LLMcrI by [email protected] |
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@deobald just make sure you replace the battery before it fails. they wont boot… |
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Post #Ar98CGXimBoyrEApsm by [email protected] |
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@mensrea yep. this is a "new" battery (as of... 2018?) thanks to a lo… |
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Post #Ar98rTeSwWLvO1yncO by [email protected] |
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@deobald hell yeah!!! i always tell people to install linux on their old laptop… |
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Post #Ar98rTmyQt9roPxasa by [email protected] |
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@zozo it's honestly a delight to use. this could easily be a daily driver f… |
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Post #Ar9A3ab92exsMMlWt6 by [email protected] |
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@deobald @jurjen_heeck while this is bad the windows 11 forced upgrade is the s… |
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Post #Ar9A3alQQRBisFZjua by [email protected] |
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@maarteuh @jurjen_heeck i have to admit i'm totally ignorant of microsoft&#… |
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Post #Ar9CaUCi2Hcrze9NNw by [email protected] |
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@deobald (no need to reply, I found a couple straightforward guides with a quic… |
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Post #Ar9CaULvU0zySESjke by [email protected] |
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@dcdeejay wup! sorry... i'm not accustomed to my tweets getting any attenti… |
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Post #Ar9FB5BEEjiV0R2HxI by [email protected] |
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@deobald @matsuzine I’m looking at installing some version of Linux (don’t … |
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Post #Ar9FB5KRgT5bT1LeK0 by [email protected] |
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@Oiselarius @matsuzine my advice, and it will always be my advice, is to stick … |
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Post #Ar9a2Z0o3ERJxWwLho by [email protected] |
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#Linux really is a cure for planned obsolescence in computing. I never do anyth… |
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Post #Ar9a2ZG38YdIio4WSu by [email protected] |
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@mrundkvist @deobald I run a 24/7 #icecast radio station off an ancient (2008) … |
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Post #Ar9unH1sj4nqsezf4C by [email protected] |
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@deobald @mrundkvist so you know, my 2017 computer was running Win10 just fine … |
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Post #ArAPt8itcP3vR5OG7U by [email protected] |
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@deobald welcome to the club |
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Post #ArC1lvdVrpuUEkoxGa by [email protected] |
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@deobald interesting I never really tried running Linux on Intel Macs but I may… |
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Post #ArC1lvnRGvqkjXSsjo by [email protected] |
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@gozes i installed ubuntu on this thing back in 2012 when it was new... it work… |
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Post #ArC1lvt6vqO3187PZw by [email protected] |
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@deobald hmm interesting. I was mostly thinking for when my daughter eventually… |
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Post #ArC1lw2KNZl9TiQlwe by [email protected] |
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@gozes you just have to be careful with compatibility. i bought the final, fanc… |
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Post #ArC2FzChAU0xzMbrFo by [email protected] |
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@deobald I did the same with my iMac. It was getting supper slow and I couldn&#… |
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Post #ArC2FzLYdX6UQqkw4G by [email protected] |
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@Rocahontas nice! you're making me wish i'd held onto our old imacs we … |
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Post #ArC2YdGYxJz1S7JGm8 by [email protected] |
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@deobald install zram-config |
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Post #ArC2YdPQQN4XtbSLaa by [email protected] |
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@anthk nice! i'll check it out |
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Post #ArC3nnTPO6pNPK74z2 by [email protected] |
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@deobald I have the same challenge but didn’t quite get what you did. |
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Post #ArC3nndKnCldu6l0SG by [email protected] |
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@Globalvillager as in, the procedure to install debian? in case the answer is &… |
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Post #ArC3nntznG5wjmYJQO by [email protected] |
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@Globalvillager i have a very dumb script i've used for a few years to set … |
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Post #ArDAfcTNIV8joJ6a1o by [email protected] |
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@deobald Makes me happy to see. I also run Debian on a MacBook air 11 inch from… |
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Post #ArDAfchuQSlYXNuBgO by [email protected] |
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@deobald what bootloader do you use on Mac to make it possible? I don't rem… |
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Post #ArDAfcrTqsQF14NpbM by [email protected] |
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@andersaardvark appears to just be grub?i had to check, as i quite literally ac… |
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Post #ArDvCeeOoiZS0px5s0 by [email protected] |
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@deobald I got the same hardware and it will get it's second life under Lin… |
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Post #ArDvCemuJ5NORDvt8C by [email protected] |
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@marcaurele i managed to get a replacement power cable yesterday from someone w… |
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Post #AraDcsgXKgI9imj32W by [email protected] |
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@deobald @Oiselarius @thelinuxEXP Linux Mint is also my favorite recommendation… |
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Post #AraDcsqoiSW0EfXG40 by [email protected] |
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@matsuzine @deobald @thelinuxEXP I did decide to go with mint but it seems all … |
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Post #AraDct02ABt6hFqcQi by [email protected] |
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@Oiselarius @deobald @thelinuxEXP When Balena writes the image to the USB, it w… |
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Post #AraDct77jpYj3FAHTs by [email protected] |
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@matsuzine @deobald @thelinuxEXP I used my Mac to flash the drive but I’m att… |
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Post #AraDctEvGpnVRQoVdY by [email protected] |
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@Oiselarius @deobald @thelinuxEXP Okay, macOS will give you that message. The U… |
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Post #AraDctQGaes60c7ZJo by [email protected] |
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@matsuzine @deobald @thelinuxEXP well you were right. The usb booted fine I bel… |
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Post #AraDctcJrqVqbzlC6a by [email protected] |
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@matsuzine @deobald @thelinuxEXP would that be because I’m currently doing a … |
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Post #AraDctlBKtbN3TuGv2 by [email protected] |
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@Oiselarius @matsuzine @thelinuxEXP i’m not sure if “test drive” is the s… |
