If it doesn’t work right away, enable the wifi module: If all went well, wifi will work right away.
If you see a dependency error, check which package is missing (GCC for example) and install it first by grabbing it from LiveUSB.Īfter that, try reinstalling the “bcmwl-kernel-source” package as normal. Open the folder “pool > restricted > b > bcmwl”. Start your newly installed system and plug your USB stick with the LiveUSB on it. If it doesn’t work, explode the contents of LiveUSB, go to the “pool > restricted > b > bcmwl” folder and grab the.
That the driver (in the case of the BCM family) was picked up from liveUSB and enabled $ sudo apt install –reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source Its driver is in LiveUSB, just do the command: The modem of the Macbook Air model I tested was a BCM 4360, whose driver was disabled post-boot.
From here, just click “Install…” on the desktop and follow the steps as they are presented, just like an ordinary PC installation. Or direct install, this is up to the user’s taste.
Your system will now enter Test Without Install mode depending on the distro you have chosen. Press F10, initiating the boot from the USB stick. Without the parameter the boot went normally with functions like video, audio and internet driver working normally. It was not necessary for the LiveUSB boot, so much that, with the parameter “nomodeset” I saw more errors during the boot. “linux /casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ed boot=casper quiet splash nomodeset –Īs for the Optional step, I PERSONALLY don’t recommend it. Press “e” and edit the boot entry.Įdit the line that starts with Linux and put the word “nomodeset” after “quiet splash”. Optional: Don’t choose anything for the moment. You will be presented with the boot screen of your chosen Linux. Plug in the USB stick and turn on your Mac while holding down the Option key.Ĭhoose “EFI Boot” corresponding to the USB stick and press Return. Remove the stick and shut down your macOS. If you use disk0 you will format your MacOS prematurely! Caution. It should be /dev/disk1 if you only have 1 disk in your Macbook or /dev/disk2, /dev/disk3 and so on (if you have more than 1 HDD plugged in). Look carefully if the name matches that of the USB stick. Remember that the USB stick will be FULLY formatted for this. Insert the USB stick that will be used to install the system. Check the “Unsafe Mode” option and click Yes.
ISO to the USB stick using this system, follow the steps below! If you only have macOS and need to burn the. Linux people can use Gnome Disks or even dd for this. The Ubuntu and Fedora flavors for example are 8GB.įor those who use Windows or Linux on some computer and are going to install Linux on a MacBook, follow the common procedure of burning the. You will need a USB stick of at least 8Gb. PreparationĪs far as I know, it works with any MacBook of any model and year. The creator of Linux himself, our beloved Linus Torvalds, admitted – here – that he prefers to use a Macbook Air as a PC, but with the Fedora operating system.Īnd if you, macOS user and Linux enthusiast, want to do as Torvalds did and change your system, this is your tutorial. I won’t get into the details, because taste is taste and there’s no arguing. There are cases where a person appreciates a certain company, the hardware it produces and its software.Īnd there are separate cases in which the user gets sick of the system or simply prefers the hardware, but wants to change the software, for whatever reason. The tip is for those who got sick of Apple’s original macOS system