Hi all - I’ve never done an install of Linux before but have always hovered around the community. Now that I have a “spare” and old Macbook Pro that is no longer supported by Apple, I am interested in installing Linux on the device. Obviously I am asking a very broad question here, but are there recommendations on what OS to install on Macs? What are some good resources to find installation guides? In general, just looking for guidance as I start this process as I’m very green to the idea. Thanks all.
Before you move to Linux, have you had a look at OpenCore Legacy Patcher? It will allow you to install newer versions of MacOS on your unsupported MBP. Mr Macintosh’s channel on YouTube is a good resource for this.
It’s super easy to get installed. I recommend a user-friendly system like Mint to start off. I have it installed on a 2015 MBP. This isn’t the exact tutorial that I followed, but close to it.
I’ll second mint, works very well on my 2015 mbp and had no issues so far.
Make sure you determine whether it has the T2 security chip in it or not. If it does you’ll need to use one of these isos https://t2linux.org/
