Ubuntu Wiki

Introduction

Welcome! This is the home for Mactel (Intel CPU-based Macintosh Computers) running Ubuntu. Here you'll find all the supported versions of Ubuntu for your Mac, whether it be a Macbook, Macbook Pro, iMac, Air, etc. This page is primarily for (potential) users. If you would like to get started as a member of the Mactel Support Team, please go to the Mactel Support Team Home.

What Model Hardware do I Have?

To determine which version / generation / hardware revision your Mac is...

...under OSX,

1. Click in OS X on the Apple on the top left
2. Click "About this Mac"
3. Click "More Info..."
4. Find the generation / version in the "Model Identifier" row.

Alternatively, run in a terminal:

sysctl hw.model

...under Ubuntu, Open a terminal by going to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal, and type:

sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name

Mactel Community Documentation

Generic installation instructions for dual and triple booting can be found here: Apple Intel Installation

There is some info regarding use of Apple Keyboards here: AppleKeyboard Wiki

The support matrix lists our best supported and most recent help guides. Guides for older version of Ubuntu can be found at the product page for your Mac.

Mactel Wiki Support Matrix

Mactel Product Pages

• MacBook start page
  

• MacBookPro start page
  

• MacBookAir start page
  

• Mac_mini start page
  

• iMac start page
  

• MacPro start page
  

• xServe start page
  

Additional Hints

• If you are working with a Virtual Machine (VMWare Fusion, Parallels, VirtualBox, Qemu), try your VM's support area. Running Ubuntu in a VM is completely different than running Ubuntu "on your Mac". Feel free to ask your question in the forums, but much if not all of the support pages linked below will not apply to you. When posting in the forum, be sure to mention that you are using Ubuntu in a VM and what VM you are using! If you are not using a VM, continue to the next step.

• If you have a hardware revision of a Mac, that is new or unlisted, post your Mac version and the output of 'lspci' to the Apple Users Ubuntu Forums. In this way the support team can see what hardware you have. Try to use the wiki page for the latest version of your Mac. Note anything that works on your new hardware.

The support forum

If you like to ask a question or post a comment about Ubuntu on Macintosh hardware, use the Apple Users support forum

• Please note: - When posting please include your Mac hardware revision in your post so that everybody knows, what hardware you are dealing with. - Additionally, when the solution is found, mark the thread solved. - Also, if you figure the problem out yourself, please post the solution so that others might benefit as well.

See Also

If you cannot find help from the wiki, also check the:

• Ubuntuforum Apple Intel Users FAQ

• Pre 4/21/2008 Archive of thee Apple User's Support Forum.

External Links

• Get the rEFIt boot manager here! (Note: No longer being maintained.)

• Get the rEFInd boot manager here! (Maintained fork of rEFIt.)

• Bootcamp

• Nondestructively Resizing with '''diskutil''' under OS X

• Advanced topic: Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)

• Advanced Topic: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)