Linux boosts performance on old Macs due to its efficiency & lightweight nature compared to newer versions of macOS. Ubuntu is free, offers long-term support, and allows deep customization for a ...

Back about this time of year in 2009, I wrote a post that's remained a venerable favorite. Entitled "How to set up Ubuntu Linux on a Mac -- It's Easy and Free," the post described in full detail how ...

OS X is mostly Posix compliant, and you can get a huge swath of Linux tools through Homebrew, so I don't know why you would want to. I know about the "Unix behind the nice GUI" of Os X, I've used it a ...

A fast, refreshed, and completely awesome Mac is within your reach, but Mountain Lion isn't the way to get there. One great alternative that will breathe new life into your Mac hardware (regardless of ...

Background: I have a spare early 2015 Macbook Pro (model A1502 EMC2835) that chugs on Wind10. I'm considering a Linux install. Use case: This would be for my 10 yr old daughter to mostly use ...

Let's start right off by tackling the most pertinent question for this article: why the heck would someone want to run Linux on a Mac system that already has a very nice Linux distro hidden beneath ...

There is a subset of the Linux community that likes running Linux on Apple hardware. Strange as it may sound, these users enjoy the virtues of Linux and the elegance of Apple’s computers.

Keep asking; it ain't happening. Microsoft has reaffirmed that its full-featured Visual Studio IDE will remain exclusive to ...