Questions tagged [mac]
The Macintosh line of computers. Use this tag for questions regarding installing or using Ubuntu on Mac hardware. For questions about the hardware MAC address use the "networking" tag.
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What password is the Other Locations window is asking for to connect to my Mac files?
I installed Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS on VMWare Fusion Player Ver 12.1.0 that is on my iMac-Pro running Mac OS Big Sur version 11.2.3. I believe I'm to date on all software. I'm trying to access my Mac files ...
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Make Ubuntu 20.04 Look like Mac OS Catalina
How can I make my Ubuntu 20.04 machine look exactly like Mac OS Catalina?
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question to remap keys in Ubuntu terminal to Mac has not worked for me yet in Ubuntu VM under parallels
After looking here for answers I am still struggling. I am running Ubuntu 21.04 as a virtual machine on my M1 Mac mini under Parallels 16. I am also running Windows 10 as a VM and the keys there map ...
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Running / Porting Mac apps
I recently wanted to install some software, but couldn't, because it only had a windows and a mac version (no, wine doesn't work on it). My question now is: Can i port the mac version (i dont care if ...
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How to make a persistent USB/SD from Mac
I've been searching the internet for ages now and I haven't been able to find a way to make a persistent Ubuntu 20.04 USB from a Mac. All the articles seem to either be outdated or just say "now ...
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USB with Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS installed bootable in macbook pro 2014 and not macbook pro 2019
The difference with other questions of the sort is that I have the OS installed in this USB, it's not an installation media. I can boot into this USB perfectly with my macbook pro 2014, yet in my 2019'...
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Moving all files in a directory ignoring the file extension
I have a directory with multiple images in a different file types (svg, png, jpeg, jpg and gif), I also have a txt file which holds many names of images, but without the file extension, for ex:
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Mac mini Server Late 2009 cannot connect to network on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I cannot connect my computer to the network. The Wi-Fi does not appear to be recognized at all within Ubuntu. The ethernet jack shows up, and I can see the wired connection in Settings, but the ...
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Dual boot in macbook air
I am running a MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018). I am trying to dual boot it with Ubuntu 16.04LTS. I am getting ACPI error when I am booting up. I will upload a picture of the error so that all can ...
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Ubuntu 20.10 on mac: Mouse cursor disappears randomly
The mouse cursor disappears after a while. It happens randomly with any software (Chrome, Skype, terminal, LibreOffice etc...). The mouse still works though.It just the cursor which disappears.
I ...
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How can I mount a MacOS fusion drive?
When viewing the partitions, obviously there are two physical disks, but virtually it's being treated as one disk on MacOS (Fusion drive). How can one mount this on ubuntu? The normal mounting ...
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Installing Ubuntu on an IMAC mid 2010 High Sierra
How can I install Ubuntu on my IMAC mid 2010 High Sierra?
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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 do I fix my black screen after booting with nvidia drivers?
I have a Mac Pro 2008 (a.k.a MacPro3,1), with Ubuntu 20.04 installed in EFI mode on it's own unencrypted SSD. The graphics card is a Quadro K5000 which has been flashed with Mac EFI compatible ...
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How do I bring this camera to life? 02:00.0 Multimedia controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries 720p FaceTime HD Camera
This is the camera in my mac: 02:00.0 Multimedia controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries 720p FaceTime HD Camera
The computer is a macbook air, running Ubuntu 20.04. The camera is apparently a pci ...
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searching for Broadcom camera
I have been searching, and searching how to search, and sometimes finding, but results are mixed and often accidental. I have a macbook air, and of course it has a Broadcom interface for wireless ...
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meaning of failure message upon startup
I managed to get my wireless connection to work on my macbook air (late 2015 vintage) and am pleased with that success. There are problems and questions, though. The wireless interface is a Broadcom ...
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Cannot open folders from wi-fi network [20.04.2 LTS]
I have a Ubuntu laptop in my wi-fi network and I have turned on Sharing of "Documents" and "Downloads" folders.
When I go to the "Network" option in "Finder", ...
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KRDC maps both 'alt' and 'meta' keys to 'meta' when connecting to a MAC vnc host
I am on a kubuntu machine with a mac keyboard connecting via krdc / vnc to a mac OS host.
i have a problem with the krdc key mapping
the meta key maps to meta key on the mac [good]
the alt key also ...
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rEFInd boot menu gone after updating Mac OS in a dual boot with Ubuntu
I have a dual boot - Ubuntu 16.04 in my Macbook Pro. I updated my macOS from Yosemite to Big Sur and the rEFInd boot menu is gone. So, I am not able to login to my Ubuntu, where I have all my files. ...
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Installation of Linux distro on Mac Pro Model A1211 circa 2006 [duplicate]
I was given a Mac Book Pro Model A1211, T7400 version 2.2. Currently running mac os X Lion 10.7.5 How do I create a Boot DVD or USB to perform a "fresh install" of Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc. ...
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made live usb but macos won't detect it
So I fully installed ubuntu on a 64 Gb USB from an install drive, so it acts as a full hard drive. I booted it on my OLD pc and it worked fine but when I restarted my mac and held option with the USB ...
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Ubuntu on Mac G5 PowerPC [closed]
I have downloaded the ISO at https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/ubuntu-11-10-powerpc-installation/ for a Power PC. Than i burned it on a CD. Does anyone know how to boot the Mac from there?
I tried ...
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Why my network connection profile doesnt contain the MAC address?
I'm writing a script that is supposed to see all the mac address of the previously connected networks so I googled and saw that
cat /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/mywifi.nmconnection
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Can't boot/install 20.10 on Apple Mac Pro 2019 7,1 (PopOS neither)
I'm trying to install any debian-based version of linux (ie, Ubuntu) on my Mac Pro 7,1 but am unable. All boot security features are off (csr off, external boot on, etc). I tried resetting the nvram ...
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broadcom 4233 drivers unable to install [duplicate]
so i just updated my 2009 macbook pro to ubuntu 20.04 and now the drivers for the network card isnt working anymore, i've tried installing them via "additional drivers" and running
sudo ...
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Using iMac: Libre Office freezing. Series of crashes and reboot problems
When I updated the software today, using Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS, and restarted, it failed to reboot or show a login screen. Instead, I get this message:
/dev/sda2: clean, 280773/19505152 files, 7038094/...
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Ubuntu works great; can't boot into previously-working Win 10 partition after installing Ubuntu
I have a 2017 Macbook Pro (14, 1) [This is not a Mac with the evil T2 chip.]
Prior to installing Ubuntu,I could boot into OSX and Windows.
After installing Ubuntu 2020.10, I have the following ...
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Only 2GB of 32GB RAM recognised on ubuntu 20.04
So after few weeks of learning, finally managed to fix broken Mac Pro 2006 and get Ubuntu 20.04 working. However I'm now running into a problem as only 2GB is showing in my system monitor out of 32GB ...
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Ubuntu netboot USB not appearing on iMac Startup manager
Apologies if this question is inappropriate for this forum I am not sure whether I should be on the Apple or Ubuntu StackExchange.
I am trying to turn an iMac mid 2010 21.5" into a home server by ...
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SSH Ubuntu server not replying to mac client
I'm trying to connect to my Ubuntu server from my macbook client through ssh.
Port 22 is open and the server is not behind a router.
I've run sudo tcpdump -i any port 22 -n -Q inout
The request is ...
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Left Shift on Ubuntu with apple keyboard is activating shortcuts instead of the normal Shift key
I installed Ubuntu (Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS) on my Macbook and I am using it with an external Apple keyboard.
My problem is that the Left Shift is not working as I expect it. .E.g. to write capital letters,...
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Create a bootable usb of mac os X
I'm on Ubuntu and I have a Mac that I need to install Mac OS X El Capitan. The problem is that the mac is not working (that's way I need to install), so I will need to create one bootable usb stick of ...
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duel boot 2006 imac with mac os and xubuntu freezes constantly, and lubuntu wont install properly
so i followed a guid to make a modified 64 bit xubuntu distro that works with systems that have a 32 bit efi, it boots up and the desktop works fine, i can move as much as i want and it works ...
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Change bootable USB stick
I'm brand new here and have been using Ubuntu on my Mac via two USB sticks for a few days. Today the first problem happened. My Mac wouldn't turn on anymore, which I never had before but now ...
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strange output in efibootmgr
I installed ubuntu on my macbook pro 2012, dual boot, with refind.
Ubuntu overwrited refind, and efibootmgr gives me strange input, including old things (like kali, but i've deleted and erased ...
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Can't get ubuntu on older mac using el capitan
The following disk images wouldn't be opened image: ubuntu -20.04.1 Reason: diskto no mountable file systems
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Alternative virtual machine to run Ubuntu on Mac OS as Virtual box is giving issues? [duplicate]
Can Ubuntu run on a Virtual Machine? I want to run Ubuntu on a virtual machine since I don't have spare PC's or laptops to install Ubuntu. The problem arises when I try to use VMware or virtual box on ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 on iMac mid 2011 - Can't Adjust Brightness
Here are my specs:
OS - Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS 64-bit
Device - iMac mid 2011 21.5 inch
Processor - Intel® Core™ i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4
Graphics - AMD® Turks / AMD® Turks
Screen - 1920 by 1080 pixels
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iMac monitor colors are washed out after suspend in Ubuntu 18.04
I managed to install Ubuntu on an old iMac a while ago, but when it wakes up from a suspend, the colours on the monitor are super washed out. I've looked for a few hours on the internet for a fix, but ...
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Disabling Grub Bootloader on Ubuntu Installation
I have a Mac Pro 5,1 that I wish to install Ubuntu on. However, when I last installed it, it automatically installed the GRUB bootloader. And my main OS being macOS 10.13.6 running on an NVMe in a ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 does not load on iMac 2009
I'm new to ubuntu. I want to install ubuntu 16,04 on an iMac 2009 and I keep getting the same error line:
Failed to set MokListRT: Invalid Parameter
Could not create MokListRT: Invalid Parameter
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I am trying to run ubuntu on my imac and it keeps showing 4 not readable screens
The Screen
I have tried this with arch Linux and tails. same thing. when i actually start and ubuntu asks me which version I would like to run and it works fine. but then it starts up the os and this ...
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How to install Ubuntu on a Mac with M1 processor?
I am looking for a detailed instructions to install Ubuntu on a Mac with the new ARM based M1 processor, in particular the Mac Mini.
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Lacie Rugged Thunderbolt 2 on iMac mid-2011
I've just installed Ubuntu 20.10 on my iMac mid-2011.
Everything is working well.
The only issue I have is with suspend when the Lacie Rugged Thunderbolt 2 is attached,
because the system goes in ...
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Cannot get file sharing between Mac OS X 10.11 and Ubuntu 20.04 working (AFP or SMB)
I have a Mac OS 10.11 system and a PC running KDE Ubuntu 20.04 on my internal network. I have been unable to get either system to share files with the other, despite following instructions on ...
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Files disappearing from Time Machine folder after backup
I've got quite delicate problem with macOS backups over SMB. I did set-up Time Machine server on Ubuntu Server 20.04 with SMB. When the server start/restart, everything works fine, I can see Time ...
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Does ukelele custom keyboard allow multiple unicodes values for single keypress?
I want to create a custom keyboard in Mac. Came across ukelele, which accepts unicode value.
I am designing layout for devnagri indian language, so one character can be a combination of 2-3 unicode ...
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Auto connect to wifi on MacBook 2007
I have gone through some of the documentation on getting the WiFi to work on a 2007 MacBook with a Broadcom BCM4321. The WiFi now works after running:
sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer
sudo apt ...
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How can I stop Ubuntu taking over as default OS on Mac, or at least reset macOS as default from within Ubuntu?
It seems annoying that when you boot into Ubuntu on a Mac it takes over and becomes the default OS, even if something else (e.g. macOS or Boot Camp Windows) was previously the default.
The only way I ...