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1. #HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 FOR MAC#
3. #HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 INSTALL#
4. #HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 FULL#
5. #HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 ISO#

Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS if this is your first Linux install.

#HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 HOW TO#

Here’s how to go about installing Linux on a Mac: How to restore a Mac without a recovery partition You will also lose your macOS/OS X installation (we don’t recommend trying to dual-boot OS X and Linux, because they use different filesystems and there are many reported problems).īe warned that you’ll also lose your OS X Recovery Partition, so returning to OS X or macOS can be a more long-winded process, but we have instructions here on how to cope with this: You’ll need a USB Thumb stick (with at least 8GB of spare space). Installing Linux on a Mac isn’t quite as straightforward as installing it on an older Windows machine, and you need to make a few tweaks in the installation process. If so, you’ll free up more of the computer’s resources and get a great Linux machine. Running Linux inside a virtual environment is all well and good, but if you’re a more seasoned Linux user you may want to replace OS X completely and run just Linux.

#HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 INSTALL#

How to install Linux on a Mac: Replacing OS X/macOS with Linux Click it in the Parallels Desktop Control Center to start using it. Parallels will install Linux inside the virtual environment. Click Location if you want to change it, otherwise just click Continue.

#HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 FULL#

Fill out the Full Name, User Name, Password and Verify Password fields.Highlight Ubuntu Linux (or the one you want to install) and click Continue.

#HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 ISO#

#HOW TO INSTALL SSD IN MAC MINI 2012 FOR MAC#

VirtualBox is a free environment, although Parallels Desktop is more powerful and an easier installation, so we’d advise using Parallels Desktop for Mac first. Because Linux is capable of running on old hardware, it’s usually perfectly fine running inside OS X in a virtual environment. How to install Linux on a Mac: Use virtualisation softwareīy far the best way to install Linux on a Mac is to use virtualisation software, such as VirtualBox or Parallels Desktop. We’d suggest you start with Ubuntu, but it’s pretty easy to install all different versions of Linux and there’s nothing stopping you from trying out all three (and more) before settling on the one you want. Crashes a lot though and isn’t great for beginners. This tends to be at the cutting edge of technology and you’ll often find features here that make there way into other distributions (and even macOS) down the line. But Debian offers a lot of features and is used widely in server software. It’s a bit more complex to setup than Ubuntu or Mint. The desktop is generally considered to be more powerful, and certainly has a lot more features. This blends the Ubuntu version of Linux with a different desktop called KDE Plasma. While Unity feels like OS X, Mint feels a little more like Windows. You can pick a range of desktops (Cinnamon or MATE are the most popular). This has made waves recently, and is a great alternative to Ubuntu. This is the most popular choice for beginners, and it uses a desktop interface called Unity, which is very similar to macOS. Which one you pick depends on what kind of experience you want. These are known as “distributions” and each offers a different experience. The first thing you need to know is that there are different versions of Linux around. There is no issue with compatibility, they're just ripping you off because it's officially "Macintosh compatible".Parallels Desktop for Mac review How to install Linux on a Mac: Which version of Linux to pick Quick edit do not bother buying those OWC SSDs linked above you can get something for half the price, even quality SSDs like Samsung EVO or Crucial MX. Very practical option, and cheap SSDs these days are good enough for 98% of people. I second the above comments to install another internal 1tb or 2tb SSD. Considering that the protocol that most 2.5" SSDs works over is SATA3 which is a 6Gb/s bus.

USB3.0 (5 Gb/s) is fine, USB3.1 (10 Gb/s) is better, Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gb/s), great, but you probably couldn't even tell the difference.

Copying gigantic continuous data such as video files would show some improvement for the added bus speed. Yes, but I would argue that any noticeable different would be workload-dependent - small random files won't see you ramping up speed to full potential of the disk, let alone the bus.