{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-tsx","path":"/posts/2019/07/install-linux-macos/","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"fields":{"slug":"/2019/07/install-linux-macos/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Installing Linux on macOS MacBook Air -- Major Obstacles","tag":["linux","macOS"],"image":"https://miro.medium.com/max/3000/1*Qsu6s05Xepx3_YKmmviURg.png"},"correctedDateEpoch":1562346000000,"html":"<p>Installing Linux is never hard on Windows, with supported hardwares, e.g. Dell, but on macOS, it is another beast; probably because of a very specific proprietary hardware -- main harddisk and cannot install additional internal harddisk. Furthermore, I have both macOS 11\" (2015) ad 13\" (2017) with different problems. After, it is never as easy as installing Windows.</p>\n<!-- excerpt_separator -->\n<h2>Major obstacles</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Shrinking the macOS partition, and partitioning the SSD harddisk for Linux.</li>\n<li>Detecting SSD harddisk on installation Live CD.</li>\n<li>Install GRUB2 (has to use <a href=\"https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html\">rEFInd</a> instead.)</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.imore.com/how-turn-system-integrity-protection-macos\">System Integrity Protection</a> to prevent install bootloader on macOS.</li>\n<li>WiFi driver is not present.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Solutions</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Most parts of the solution can be found here -- <a href=\"https://github.com/aroman/elementary-on-a-mac\">https://github.com/aroman/elementary-on-a-mac</a></li>\n<li>\n<p>About installing WiFi driver, if not present,</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get an Android, and <a href=\"https://support.google.com/android/answer/9059108?hl=en\">tether HotSpot via USB cable</a></li>\n<li>Install additional drivers, <code>sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall</code></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Best Linux Distro</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The criteria for this has to be both</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support for proprietary drivers</li>\n<li>New enough to install as many proprietary drivers as possible</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>For this, I have to vote for Ubuntu-based distros, in which somehow <a href=\"https://elementary.io/\">Elementary OS</a> (Oct 2018) seems to have better drivers than Ubuntu 19.04 at the time of writing. Also, user experience (UX) is subjectively better as well.</p>\n<p>So, the answer is <a href=\"https://elementary.io/\">Elementary OS</a></p>\n<h2>What is still impossible</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Single install Linux on the main harddisk.</li>\n<li>Installing Linux other than <a href=\"https://elementary.io/\">Elementary OS</a> on my MacBook Air 11\" (2015). Even Ubuntu does not detect the main harddisk.</li>\n</ul>"}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/2019/07/install-linux-macos/"}}}