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Introduction
Welcome to the entry-point for Ubuntu on Intel CPU-based Macintosh Computer (Mactel). This page covers all supported versions of Ubuntu, cross-referenced to all Mactel types and hardware revisions.
Determine your model and hardware revision
To determine which version / generation / hardware revision your Mac is:
... under OSX; either click in OS X on the Apple on the top left, then "About this Mac" -- "More Info...", see the generation in the "Model Identifier" row; or run in a terminal:
sysctl hw.model
... under Ubuntu; you can find out what model and generation you have, by typing at the terminal:
sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name
A terminal is opened by going to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
It will tell you something like MacBook4,1 for example.
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
You can now go to the support matrix or have a look at the product page for your Mac.
Mactel Wiki Support Matrix
product
model-id
release date
Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.x LTS (Hardy Heron)
1,1
early 2006
2,1
late 2006, mid 2007
3,1
late 2007
4,1
early 2008
5,1
late 2008
5,2
early 2009
6,1
late 2009
1,1 1,2
early 2006
2,1 2,2
late 2006
3,1
mid 2007
4,1
early 2008
5,1 5,2
late 2008, early 2009
5,3
mid 2009
5,4
mid 2009
5,5
mid 2009
1,1
early 2008
2,1
late 2008
4,1 4,2
early/mid 2006
5,1
late 2006
6,1
late 2006
7,1
mid 2007
8,1
early 2008
9,1
March 2009
1,1
early 2006
2,1
early 2007
3,1
early 2008
1,1
early/late 2006
2,1
mid 2007
3,1
mid 2009
1,1
early 2006
2,1
early 2008
Mactel Product Pages
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: