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We started out to install various Linux distribution on our old Mac Mini (late 2009). We have tried many Linux distribution. Most of the Linux distribution installed without any major issue. However, there are issue and problems to be solved along the way. Conclusion The most successful distributions are Debian/Ubuntu class of Linux. You can installed Fedora or CentOS if you are willing to give up the wifi capabilities. Alternatively, you can install the latest Wifi-USB adapter or if you have the time, you can attempt to build the Broadcom driver from scratch. This is due to the lack of drivers. We have issue with Arch Linux distributions on Mac Mini. It hangs frequently. We don't think it is hardware issue since other distributions works fine. We have tried many Debian/Ubuntu class of Linux distribution. Debian, MX Linux and Elementary OS are the most successful installation. Ubuntu and Linux Mint have intermittent wifi connection issue. Rela...

This post is part of a series of installation guide to install Linux on Mac Mini (late 2009) version.  For other Linux distribution, please refer to the list at the bottom of this post. Video and Wifi Driver As we have mention in the main post , the video and wifi driver will be our main stumbling block. Based on our experience testing with various distribution, same driver can behave differently in different distribution. For Linux Mint, we find that third party driver will cause us more problem. The recommended Broadcom BCM4321 wifi driver does not work at all. We need to install another driver. If we install Nvidia display driver, the windows will not launch if we boot the system with monitor attached. The best solution is use the default nouveau video driver. Preparing USB Boot Drive Preparing USB boot drive is quite straight forward. Please be aware that for Linux Mint 19, there are problem with the original installation image (linuxmint-19-cinnamon-64bit). The ...

RealVNC is a commercial company that sell VNC license for the enterprise market. However, the company allow home user to setup VNC server for personal use. The limitation is that you are only allow 5 connection. User must register an ID with the company. The configuration of your VNC will be stored on the company's server. Since RealVNC is professionally produce, it is much better compare to the open source product in Linux. The main advantage is easy configuration although there are steps to install and start the server especially on Linux platform. We do not need to worry about ip address and port number. What the server and client required is our RealVNC ID which we have created. Unlike the default Vino server that comes with Ubuntu, RealVNC will start without user login. The system is created with security in mind. Encryption is done transparently without any intervention from user. We will be showing a simple guide on how to install and Configure RealVNC Connect (serv...

The following installation instruction is to install Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon 64-bit version to VirtualBox. Setting up Virtual Machine On VirtualBox select "New". Enter the name of virtual machine. Click "Continue". Set your memory allocation for this vm. Click "Continue". Select an existing virtual hard drive or create a new one. Default is creating a new one. Click "Create". If you are creating a new virtual hard drive, select the hard drive file type. Select the default. Click "Continue". Select "Dynamically allocated" and click "Continue". Name the virtual hard drive and select the virtual hard drive size. Click "Create". You are back to the virtual machine manager screen. You can right click the virtual machine you've just created and change the setting. Goto System , select Processor and set the number of processor to be used. ...