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Mac Mini with Ubuntu running very hot
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome on a Mac Mini late 2012 with 16GB Ram and a 1TB SSD.
Even when it's doing nothing and the CPU activity is idling at about 10% the case is getting very hot. Much ...
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MacMini 2010 with Ubuntu 22.04 - temperature problems (Fan Control)
I have a mac mini 2010 (4.1), with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 and the temperature control doesn't work.
I tried installing mbpfan and it didn't work.
I tried installing macfanctld and it didn't work.
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Ubuntu 20.04 5.11.0-40-generic => ALERT! UUID=... does not exist!
After auto updating the kernel from 5.11.0-38-generic to 5.11.0-40-generic my system won't boot
My computers are
Apple Mac mini 2019 (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700B CPU @ 3.20GHz) and Apple Macbook pro ...
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Errors while installing Ubuntu 20.04 on a Mac Mini A1993
Idecided to install Ubuntu on my Mac Mini, and delete the macOS partition. While installing Ubuntu 20.04 on my Mac Mini 2018 model A1993 I came across some errors and the installer wasn't able to ...
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20.04 LTS on a Mac: startup freezes at black screen with solid cursor, no access
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Machine: Mac Mini (late 2009, Macmini3,1) with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS as only OS (only one partition)
Use: SOHO Samba server
Install: August 2021, upgraded all packages at that time but never ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 on Mac Mini mid-2007
I am trying to install Ubuntu on a mid-2007 Mac Mini (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz). I received the computer second-hand and it has Linux Mint installed, but I don't have the admin password, so I want to do a ...
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new installation ubuntu 20.4 to 2013 mac mini but on reboot have I/O errors again
Please help! I am going around in circles, first i tried to fix grub,than reinitialized the Hd,reinstalled ubuntu end it seemed ok but after installing chrome and skype the next boot fails.If I boot ...
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sharing files from Mac (ubuntu os) to other mac machines
I am trying to set up a file sharing server with an old model mac mini that is running ubuntu 20.04. I am trying to share office documents from the mac mini (server) between other client mac machines.
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Ubuntu 21.04 beta on Mac Mini won't boot after updates [closed]
I've been trying to set up an old Apple Mac Mini as an Ubuntu desktop machine for testing, etc. I was able to install the last LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 - and distros based upon that such as Mint, however ...
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Ubuntu on Macmini8,1 not booting
I am attempting to install 20.10 to a Mac mini that I have (Macmini8,1 aka "Late 2018"), and seem to be unable to. I'm installing what I would expect is the simplest scenario:
I'm ...
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How can I activate wifi on BCM4364 using brcmfac driver & firmware?
I am running Ubuntu on a Mac Mini 8,1.
"No WiFi Adapter Found"
I started on 20.04 and only upgraded to get the latest Linux firmware in the hope of getting the wifi working. I also updated ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu 20.04 on Mac mini 2020
I have a brand new 2020 Mac mini (Intel i3 quad core chip).
My install (dedicated Ubuntu NO dual boot) fails with the famous;
Executing 'grub-install /dev/nvme0n1' failed.
This is a fatal error.
I ...
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Having trouble turning mbpfan into a system service
I'm a beginning Ubuntu user following this tutorial to enable fan management with mbpfan on my Mac Mini 4.1 running Ubuntu 18.04.
I had good success initially and then got to the point of trying to ...
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Mac Mini 2.1 (32bit EFI / 64bit CPU) Ubuntu 18.04.2 Server - GRUB reports unknown filesystem
All the instructions I can find only deal with Ubuntu 16.04 and older. So my steps are probably wrong for 18.04 - for now I'm using the instructions found here:
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How to install Linux on a fresh HDD in a Mac Mini (2007) - Please help
I had a HDD die in my Mac Mini 2007, I would like to have a dedicated Linux system. I do not have the CD's to install OSX. So I would prefer to just install Linux. Any help greatly appreciated.
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