Linux boosts performance on old Macs due to its efficiency & lightweight nature compared to newer versions of macOS. Ubuntu is free, offers long-term support, and allows deep customization for a ...

A fast, refreshed, and completely awesome Mac is within your reach, but Mountain Lion isn't the way to get there. One great alternative that will breathe new life into your Mac hardware (regardless of ...

OS X is mostly Posix compliant, and you can get a huge swath of Linux tools through Homebrew, so I don't know why you would want to. I know about the "Unix behind the nice GUI" of Os X, I've used it a ...

Some users love Apple’s hardware and have substituted Linux for OS X on the Macbook Pro. Amazon even sells used Macbook Pros for those who want an Apple laptop without paying top dollar. But which ...

Let's start right off by tackling the most pertinent question for this article: why the heck would someone want to run Linux on a Mac system that already has a very nice Linux distro hidden beneath ...

Background: I have a spare early 2015 Macbook Pro (model A1502 EMC2835) that chugs on Wind10. I'm considering a Linux install. Use case: This would be for my 10 yr old daughter to mostly use ...

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