Questions tagged [macosx]

The default operating system installed on Apple Macintosh computers. Use this tag if you have problems about dual-booting ubuntu and Mac OSX. Note that questions using this tag still must be primarily about Ubuntu.

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How to clone a specific partition of a qemu raw disk file to a physical partition

I have a raw disk file as bellow $fdisk -l Monterey.img Disk Monterey.img: 14 GiB, 15032385536 bytes, 29360128 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes /...
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Ubuntu boot menu doesn't appear after selecting EFI Boot on MacBook Pro

I tried the following guides. Create a bootable USB stick on macOS Manual Approach Set Secure Boot to No Security and Allow booting from external or removal media Unfortunately, the Ubuntu boot menu ...
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using multipass on macOS, mounted directory is seen empty

I started an ubuntu vm (named k3s) with multipass, I mount a local directory, with : multipass mount ~/Documents/odoo-saas k3s:~/k8S but when in the vm, the directory is seen empty, but if I create a ...
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Multipass on a Mac mini M2 failing to launch - no IPV4 address set

I have multipass working well on my macbook air M1 - I installed it naively and I've had no problems. I also had it working well on my Mac mini M2 - in the same way. It has stopped working, and I've ...
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Where should I install bootloader on a triple boot system? (Windows, macOS and Ubuntu)

I'm dualbooting Windows 10 and macOS Monterey (Hackintosh). I'm going to install Ubuntu and triple boot but I don't where should I install my bootloader. I'll boot from OpenCore's own boot manager.
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Is it safe to make ubuntu look like mac os?

i am new to Ubuntu. i just wanna know, is this safe to do?? https://youtu.be/hQDhTIX4k7s
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Create USB device protected by password, but readable/writable on multiple OS?

I've some problems to format a USB device as I want. I need to obtain a USB device FAT 32 (readable and writable on Linux, MacOs and Windows) but protected with a password (encrypted). I'm trying to ...
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How can I run Ubuntu and macOS side by side?

I have a (new to me) 2014 MacBook Air running macOS big sur. I installed Ubuntu 20.04 and rEFind. It has been months and I always just use Ubuntu because I love it, I have customized it to my liking ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 and 22.10 report unrecoverable system error when installing in Parallels 17.1.6 on macOS Big Sur

When I try to create a virtual machine for either Ubuntu 22.04.2 or 22.10 from the ISO image using Parallels 17.1.6 on a MacBook Air (2020, Intel, 16GB) running macOS Big Sur (11.7.3), the ...
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Ubuntu fails to automatically boot, but will boot from Mac mini 2014 startup manager (option key)

I am trying to get my Mac Mini 2014 to boot Ubuntu 22.04 automatically. I am single booting, I have no use for OSX El Capitan, it's too old. This Mac mini has a defective internal disk that can't is ...
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Increase mouse cursor size when moved rapidly

In MacOS, there is a feature that if the mouse cursor is moved rapidly, it increases in size (so that the cursor can be easily spotted). Once stopped, it gets back to normal size. Can something like ...
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Can I dualboot Ubuntu and MacOS by using Bootcamp?

I was wondering, can I dual boot Ubuntu and MacOS using Bootcamp? Like can I, once I download Windows 10, replace it with Ubuntu? Because Bootcamp creates a partition on the MacOS disk to install ...
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Drag all windows from an app to another workspace

I'm missing a Workspaces feature from macOS: grouping windows by app. The benefit is a declutter of "Activities & Workspaces" view, displaying windows from the same application all ...
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How to let mac computers search for files on my ubuntu server

I have a ubuntu server 22.04 setup and it is sharing files using samba. the mac computer can connect to it and use the files just fine. My problem comes in when i try and search for a file or folder ...
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mount hard drive from mac on ubuntu server

I have a 2011 macbook pro that's on it's last legs. so I tried taking the hard drive out and mounting it on my ubuntu server, so I could copy the contents of the hard drive to my ubuntu server. the ...
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How to run Ubuntu natively on Macbook?

So I have Macbook Pro 13” 2015. It is really old. Tried to sell it off but not getting good price. So I want to use my Macbook for Ubuntu only. Is it possible to have just UbuntuOS on Macbook without ...
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Unknown configuration value '/GetKeyFromRealSMdC'

I've tried to install Mac OS on my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, i followed this tutorial. With this input, Commands for Virtualbox: VBoxManage modifyvm "macOS Monterey tutorial" --cpuidset 00000001 ...
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Migrating ownership from macos

I switched from Macos to Ubuntu, now I am trying to own my mac homefolder with Ubuntu. I thought to be smart and use the same username (ruut) and password for the new account and homefolder, but that ...
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Copy/Paste on Lubuntu in a VirtualBox in Mac host

Virtual Box 6.1; guest OS: Lubuntu 20.04; host OS: Mac OS 12.5.1. VB GuestAdditions installed. I'm trying to understand how copy/paste keyboard shortcuts work. From my research it seems that it's '...
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How to unset Overlay (Super) key on my DE in order to proceed with Kinto in Lubuntu?

Note that solution with gsettings recommended here does not seem to apply in Lubuntu: How do I disable the Super key? Kinto https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto is asking me to press the Super-Key but it ...
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Macbook with ubuntu installed shuts down randomly

I installed Ubuntu on my Macbook. The Macbook shuts down randomly. It was the same problem with MacOS. I changed the SSD but the problem persists. I followed some instructions on the web and I got an ...
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Problem with VM on macOS Monterey 12.4

I'm trying to install a Linux virtual machine on a macOS Monterey 12.4 to take some courses on Udemy and I'm having a problem. I leave a link with a series of images (they may or may not be useful, ...
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The Version of macOS on the selected disk needs to be reinstalled” Error when trying to boot into Ubuntu EFI Disk on a MacbookPro (OS: Monterey)

Using this tutorial https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-macos I get all the way to selecting EFI disk when the MacbookPro gives the error code n the title header. I’ve also tried to ...
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Modify grub setting ina live cd->/etc/defalt/grub doesn't exist and I have a nearly black screen just grub is written and freezed on a macbookpro 2009

I would like how, for exemple, give the nomodeset parameter to grub in a live cd configuration. The only file I found is /boot/grub.cfg and the presentation of the file is not the same as in a normal ...
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OSX Style global Menu in Plasma 5 (how to show pcmanfm_menu in global menu in plasma while in --desktop mode)?

I use pcmanfm-qt in plasma in "--desktop" mode, so that pcmanfm-qt "becomes" the desktop. Now i want pcmanfm's menu to be exposed to global menu, while pcmanfm only renders the ...
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Mac command line - run command if previous has failed [closed]

On my mac run scripts that take a long time and for this reason I add && say done so that I can hear when the script has finished running while I am doing other things around the house. ...
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Issues enabling NFS from Ubuntu Server to macOS

I'm relatively new to all this and appreciate the help. I'm trying to access my Linux server /home directory from macOS via NFS. I've taken the below steps, but macOS Finder is unable to connect to ...
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How mount (cifs) in Ubuntu a MacOS directory with all permissions

About mount purposes If the client and server are both Linux (Ubuntu), and assuming that the user in the server is omicron with uid 1007 gid 1007 the following command is viable to be executed in the ...
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Ubuntu Virtual Machine on a Apple Silicon (M1) macOS Host?

There seems to be conflicting information online about this, and as it is new, I cannot ascertain yet the right information. I've opening this question to be a resource for us to vote on the best ...
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Certain commands dont work . How do I fix it?

I've successfully managed to install Ubuntu server 18.04. Most of my sudo commands work fine, however, I am having issues running the cd/cp commands. ie: whenever I type cd/ I get: -bash: cd/: No such ...
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Screen flickering black after upgrade from 19.04 to 21.04 (ubuntu emulated on virtualbox)

I have a macbook with 10.15.7 and virtualbox 6.1 I just updated ubuntu from 19.04 to 21.04 Now when I login into ubuntu every few (randomly) seconds I get a black screen for a while. It seems a black ...
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How to make a bootable OS X 10.10 Yosemite install Usb drive for Ubuntu using terminal code

I have Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite MacPro laptop. Everywhere, they are telling me to run Etcher, but my OS X 10.10 Yosemite is outdated and this programme is un-installable. Unetbootin also doesn't work. ...
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Errors on installing Darling on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Darling is a software to help run macos applications on unbuntu but i am getting errors on installing it -- When i try to run sudo dpkg -i darling-dkms_0.1.20210224.testing_amd64.deb It gives the ...
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I would like to creating a partition for ubuntu from macOS high sierra for a dual boot MacBook

I'm a noob to Ubuntu and looking for some advice on how I can set up my High Sierra 10.13.6 with a 30Gb bootable partition into Ubuntu 20.04. I have 285Gb free on my 500 Gb HDD which has a logical ...
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Can I have Apllication Menu on topbar Like MacOS Finder bar in Ubuntu 20.04?

Hi so can I have the Topbar look linke MacOS finder bar and have all the options like File Edit Veiw Go and etc according to the application I want to actually change this to Somthing like this I ...
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How to create a config for your find and delete script [closed]

I have a script that does the following task: Search in a directory for a file with the determined criteria. find Documents/Files/Logfiles/ -mtime +1d -type f '(' -name '*.log' -or -name '*[0-9].*' ')'...
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SSH Into Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu Server 20.04 direct from Mac

I am trying to use a raspberry pi 4 running ubuntu server 20.04 as the main computer for a robotics project. I need to be able to connect to the Pi over a local network (preferably by hostname or ...
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Is there a way to check if OSX .pkg is signed on LInux(Ubuntu)

There is a command pkgutil --check-signature "path/to/pkg" for macOS to check the signature of a package. Is there a way somehow to check if the osx .pkg is signed or not on Linux(Ubuntu)? ...
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I installed Ubuntu on my MacBook 2,1 it worked fine for many days, but now it has a white flash screen with question marked folder when booting

Here is a picture of the screen.
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Samba password problem between Mac and Ubuntu

I have a new Apple Macintosh laptop and I am trying to use Samba to send files back and forth from my Ubuntu Mate laptop and vice versa. I am not familiar with Samba or with modern Macs. I am pretty ...
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Ubuntu and ROS on apple M1 chip

I am going to write my master thesis with ROS and I am not sure if the software will run on Apple Macbook Air with M1 chip. Did anyone use those tools and can share their experience and compatibility ...
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How to smoothly desktop Zoom-in/out with Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS on iMac late 2014?

I know there are currently a bunch of requests on this subject, e.g. How to zoom in & zoom out - I have an iMac late 2014 with recognized GPU and decided last week (march 2021) to install and use ...
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How to download beta versions of Vmware fusion

How can I download beta versions of Vmware fusion for Mac? The current version has a lot of bugs with macOS big sur I searched the internet a lot but nothing was found.
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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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Sosumi increase disk storage

I installed Macos successfully using sosumi on ubuntu 20.10 but unable to install XCODE due insufficient storage. How can I increase mu disk space.
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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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Audio on my MacBook stops working while using Ubuntu 20.04

I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my MacBook Pro (macOS Catalina). I run Ubuntu on VirtualBox and every time that I run Ubuntu, the audio on my Mac stops working. It starts working after I close ...
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How to change show application button place

How can I change "show applications" button place? I want to change it to second place. My dock sequence: {       1 Show Applications Button       2 Files       3 Terminal       4 Google ...
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Customizing Ubuntu to look like mac

You should see my setup first. I customized Gnome to look like mac I even changed the name to macOS catalina but I don't know how to change the Host> HP Slim Desktop 290-p0xxx and that tiny ...
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Show application menus in top panel XFCE

Hope you all doing well. My purpose is to have MacOS like application menu in xfce4 (Xubuntu 20). I mean this (I founded from the forum): I googled a lot (even I searched a lot in this forum) and I ...
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