Questions tagged [apple]
Apple Inc. is a corporation most commonly known for producing the Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone product lines.
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Install Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 ARM64 on macOS Apple Silicon (M1/Pro/Max) in Parallels
There's no direct download of Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 for ARM64 yet, how do you install it?
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Use Function Keys without pressing the fn button in the mac keyboard?
I am using an Apple keyboard. To get the default functionality of the function keys, I need to press fn+Function key.
This is quite annoying since I frequently use the function keys for debugging.
Is ...
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How to enable multi-touch gestured with Apple Magic Trackpad on Ubuntu 16.04
I've successfully paired my Apple Magic Trackpad (first revision) by Bluetooth. The cursor movement, single/double-click and two-finger scroll - works great.
But I'd like to enable other gestures, ...
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Is there any way to check the battery percentage of Apple wireless peripherals?
I have an Apple Wireless Keyboard and a Magic Trackpad, and I was wondering if there is a way to monitor the battery life remaining/percentage like there is in OSX.
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How to get Apple Color Emojis to work on Ubuntu?
In order to get Emojis rendered on Ubuntu machines, one can simply install the ttf-ancient-fonts package.
But these are not coloured and by far not as nice as the well-known Apple Color Emojis.
How ...
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How can I map the Apple Magic Mouse two-finger swipe to a web browser's back and forward functions?
The Apple Magic Mouse appears to work with Ubuntu so far, but only a couple multitouch functions seem to work. With the trackpad, there are lots of other functions with utouch. What I'd really like to ...
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Apple Music on Ubuntu
How can I use Apple Music on Ubuntu, if its possible? Im thinking about switching over from spotify, but Im not sure if its worth it if I cant access the music from my desktop. Thank you!
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change alt-tab to ctrl-tab on ubuntu 12.04
I have an apple USB keybord for my Ubuntu 12.04. I remapped command left key to control for convenience. And now I switch between apps with Alt+Tab and between tabs within one app with Ctrl+Tab. It's ...
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Restore Apple bootloader on an (Intel) Mac after an update-grub was run by an external Ubuntu installation
I have Ubuntu installed on an external HDD, and I use it as a portable install that I can take with me wherever I go.
Today I booted it on a friend's iMac, and after Software Updater asked me to ...
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How can share my printer so that I can use it with Airprint?
How can I set up Ubuntu to share my printer so that I can use it with Airprint ?
Airprint is a system set-up by Apple on iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
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Emulator for iphone/ipod/ipad apps
Is there any emulator for linux which fully supports apple iphone/iphone/ipad apps? Any other way to run such apps on linux?
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Trying to remote desktop into an Apple
I'm trying to remote into a Mac (OSX 10.11.5) from Ubuntu 16.04. I tried with Remmina via VNC. However, it appears to connect at first. But almost immediately after it appears the Remmina window ...
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ubuntu å vs osx å?
Not sure if this is a ubuntu or osx question, but I'll start here. I'll leave it to the mods to move the question to AskDifferent if more apropriate.
I moved a file from ubuntu to osx using scp on ...
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How to map volume buttons on Apple EarPods
I cannot control volume using Apple EarPods's buttons. Is there any way to do so?
My system: Ubuntu 14.04 64bit.
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Apple Magic Trackpad 2 clicks and gestures, but does not move the mouse in X, only Wayland
I got an Apple Magic Trackpad 2 and plugged it in to my Ubuntu 20.04 system. Clicking works, click-and-dragging works, and gestures like three-finger-workspace-switch work, but actually moving the ...
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How to watch Apple keynote videos from the website
I just noticed that I am unable to watch Apple's keynote videos on Ubuntu 12.10. Neither Firefox nor Google Chrome works.
I am however, able to view all the advertisement videos for all products on ...
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How to mount Apple Core Storage partition
So I wiped my Mac Mini (OS X Lion) and replaced the OS with Ubuntu 12.04.2. So far so good, it works beautifully. But I'd like to still access the external backup drive's Time Machine contents. The ...
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How do I get the Apple Wireless Keyboard Working in 10.10?
So I've gone and bought a Magic Mouse and Apple Wireless Non-Numeric Keyboard.
The magic mouse worked out-of-the-box almost perfectly, except for the forward/back gesture which still isn't functioning,...
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Pairing Powerbeats Pro headphones with Ubuntu 19.10
I am attempting to pair my Powerbeats Pro headphones with my Alienware m15 laptop running Ubuntu 19.10. I have been able to pair the headphones with the Windows 10 installation on the laptop, the only ...
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Apple's FaceTime on Ubuntu 18.04
I wanted to know if Apple's FaceTime, designed for iOS, could work on Ubuntu 18.04 as well. Maybe through an emulator.
Do you know if there is any way to install FaceTime on Ubuntu?
Or do I need an ...
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How to set the scroll speed of apple magic mouse?
How to set the scroll speed of apple magic mouse?
I only found the moving speed.
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Ubuntu 14.04 - How to connect to Apple's Time Capsule?
I have this http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z287/dguyse/IMG_0108.jpg in my living room. It's connected to my router and I connect to it (because it has greater WiFi range than my internet provider'...
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How can I rip my CDs into Apple Lossless (ALAC)?
I like to keep all my music in a lossless format, so I will never need to rip my CD collection again.
I chose Apple Lossless because it's a format that can be played directly
on my iPod, without re-...
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Connecting to Apple Airport Time Capsule: Got error "kFPAuthContinue" from server
Trying to connect to the time capsule, I've explicitly set my username and password using a separate OSX machine. So I know all of my credentials are correct.
For some reason though, when I try to ...
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Install Ubuntu on Intel Mac
I've recently taken up a position in an all Mac workshop - We have Intel based Apple machines. Can I dual boot Ubuntu on my machine, if so how?
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Ubuntu on a (mid) 2007 Mac Mini?
I have a 2007 Mac Mini that has reached the end of its useful life. It won't run anything newer than OSX 10.7.5. The built in CD drive is questionable (last time used it scratched the disk up pretty ...
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Apple TouchID on Ubuntu
Is there a way to make TouchID work on MacBook Pro with newest Ubuntu?
I just got the hardware replaced (because of keyboard and not working touchid) and would love to use it.
Cheers
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Why does Ubuntu have about 2x shorter battery life than OS X on MacBook?
Ubuntu 12.04 has about 2x shorter battery life than OS X on my MacBook Pro 2010. What are the technical reasons for this? Is it because OS X uses some hidden firmware features? Can Linux somehow ...
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How do I do right clicks on iBook G4?
I can't figure out how I allow my iBook to right click in Ubuntu. It's one big button; so, I used to hold Option and click. I'm willing to do that, but I can't figure out how. Unless, of course, I've ...
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Does iTunes work (well) on Ubuntu?
Is there an alternative to iTunes where I can buy music/back up phone?
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How do I install Ubuntu on an iMac 27"?
I have a beautiful 27" iMac. I would like to run Ubuntu on it natively, dual-booting with OS X.
I have rEFIt installed, and I can boot into the Ubuntu 10.10 CD, kind of. Here's what happens:
I ...
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Ubuntu 17.04 - Apple Magic Mouse 2 Scrolling Not Working
I am running Ubuntu 17.04 (kernel: 4.10.0-35-generic) and the "touch" scrolling is not working on my Apple Magic Mouse 2 and never has been.
I have been doing research and I can't find anything that ...
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How do I change the backlight brightness on an iMac 12,2? [closed]
Problem: I can't adjust the brightness of my iMac and it's killing me. (My eyes! The goggles do nothing!).
Has anyone gotten this to work?
-Booting with rEFIt 0.14
-Product Name: iMac12,2
-Kernel:...
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Apple Magic mouse frequently disconnects and reconnects
I have an Apple Magic Mouse that I am using on a Lenovo Thinkpad T440s with Ubuntu 14.04 installed. I have successfully paired the device and it works for short periods of time.
The mouse appears to ...
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F19 in Mac keyboard
I am using an Apple Aluminium keyboard.
Keys F1..F18 work well, however, F19 is not recognized.
Actually, when checked with xev, it is recognized.. but I cannot assign a shortcut to F19 in gnome or ...
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How can I upgrade my device to Apple iOS 5?
How can I download and install the new version of iOS (iOS 5) on my iPod using my Ubuntu system? Do I have to give up and just find a Mac OS / Windows machine?
Relevant details:
iPod touch 4th-gen
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Gnome Tweak Tools keyboard layout options - set only for Bluetooth keyboard?
I have this helpful setting enabled in Tweak Tools when I use an annoying external Apple magic keyboard:
This setting makes the keyboard function in my view normal (super key is to the right of the ...
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Alternative wireless streaming adapter to Apple Airplay/Airport
I'm succesfully streaming my audio to an Apple Airport very easily. I'm considering purchasing a device which enables me to stream my music wirelessly using the network. I would like to stream using ...
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How do I disable the fourth button on an Apple Mighty Mouse?
I have an Apple Mighty Mouse, but it's been banged up a bit. The side buttons (4th buttons) are way too easily pressed. When I'm using Firefox, the 4th button can accidentally click and I'd go back ...
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Apple keyboard swap
Hey:) I'm having a problem with an apple keyboard on my linux machine.
The less then / greater than key is swapped with my "°" key.
The less than / greater than key is usually on the right side of ...
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appleid.apple.com will not loaded on Ubuntu
I have tried to open appleid.apple.com on my Ubuntu 18.10 machine and I can not get it work right. I am getting a "502 Bad Gateway" error. I thought it was something on their end but the website works ...
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Is Ubuntu compatible with MacBooks?
Is it possible to install and run Ubuntu on a MacBook?
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How to pair Apple Magic Keyboard 2 with Ubuntu (20.04)?
Is is possible to pair the Apple Magic Keyboard 2 with Ubuntu? How is it done?
Disclaimer: I researched for this question before buying the keyboard to see if I would have some headache pairing the MK ...
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Does the iPod Shuffle 4th Gen work well with Rhythmbox?
I'm thinking about getting an iPod Shuffle 4th gen., but if it doesn't work well with Ubuntu 12.04/Rhythmbox it's a no-go.
Does anyone have any experiences with this combination?
Thank you in ...
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Apple IIGS emulator?
What is the best quality Apple IIGS emulator for Ubuntu that is relatively easy to install?
I have tried KEGS, but get the following (working without probs on my Windows partition):
Preparing X ...
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Apple G4 733Mhz and 512Mb Ram... Any suggestions on what to use for good performance?
I'd like to install Ubuntu on this little g4 I've found...
I hope to get a better performance than Os X 10.4, is it possible?
I thought about using a server minimal install and then put on it gnome, ...
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How can I mount an AFP share?
So I can connect to my Macbook's share via afp://ip/share, but that's about as far as I can get when it comes to accessing that directory. In order for me to pass this shared folder over to my VMs, I'...
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Apple Alu keyboard Hungarian layout 0 and í swapped
I'm using a Hungarian Apple Alu keyboard. It works well, apart from that the 0 and the í keys are swapped. I read here that it could be re-mapped with an .Xmodmap file in the home folder.
What I don'...
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Apple Magic Trackpad aftrer upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 (64 Bit) - Multitouch not working!
The title describes my problem. On Ubuntu 11.10 Multi-touch worked fine on my Apple Magic Trackpad. Now i have only "ONE-FINGER-Control". Scrolling is only possible on the right side of the pad with ...
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Can I use the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter?
If I get an Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter, will Ubuntu be able to use it?