#INSTALL LINUX ON MAC MINI 2014 INSTALL#
#INSTALL LINUX ON MAC MINI 2014 PRO#

I am thinking I will place an ubuntu partition on the mac mini and will use that as my primary desktop and my macbook as my secondary computer.

#INSTALL LINUX ON MAC MINI 2014 PRO#

I already have a macbook pro and a thunderbolt display. This way you'll get the 'EFI Boot' option on the Boot Selection screen. I ran a search but much of the information was either outdated or did not address what I needed.

#INSTALL LINUX ON MAC MINI 2014 INSTALL#

Update Leap a few times ( zypper up) until there's 'Nothing to do' and then you can enable Secure Boot on YaST boot loader (it will ask to install the updated shim). If you can ONLY use the offline media, install with Secure Boot disabled, it will boot automatically (but it won't appear on the Boot Selection screen). This way the updated shim can be installed and the installation can boot. It is recommended to install with online repositories activated. The Mac Mini has an Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS video card, nothing special but should handle most videos up to 1080p.

mount EFI partition of flashed USB Media In the previous post, I installed Debian 7 on a pretty old Mac Mini.Now I decided to install XBMC on it so it can be a Media Center in an extra room.

Problem: trying to boot the Leap 15.3 Installation media on EFI mode (on Mac Hardware) results in it hanging or crashing. Wait downloading recovery system from the internet.If your recovery partition has been removed: ThereвЂ™s plenty of guides online for the ubuntu/docker/hass.io route. If your recovery partition is not removed: I run Hass.io on an Old 2014 Mac Mini, just banged a copy of ubuntu on it and it works really well. Note however that most Linux installers these days are larger than a CD-ROM (700 MB), so you'll need a DVD-R/RW or a thumb drive of the appropriate size. This is typically a USB drive, although you can also burn it to an optical disc if you're old school. If you want dual-boot macOS and openSUSE, you better keep this partition. The main steps to install Linux Mint on your PC or Mac are as follows: Prepare an installer. Note, here is a recovery partition for mac. Other installation steps are similar to PC installations. You should see a list of OS boot options.Choose the main disk, add new partition for openSUSE and shrink partition of macOS.If you want to install openSUSE as the only OS, this step can be skipped. Download openSUSE Leap or Tumbleweed ISO. The tiny desktop computers have had a bit of a cult following, but Apple went four years without updating the Mac Mini before releasing a new model in 2014.

Install linux on mac mini 2014