Resurrecting my ancient MacBook Air with Ubuntu Linux
I have an old 2010 Macbook Air. Apple dropped support for macOS on it years ago. Can Linux bring it back to life?
After installing Ubuntu 20.04, the experience was mixed, but overall a lot better than I expected! What do you think of the FPV style for this video? Should I try to do some more like it?
I recorded this video a few weeks ago, and am just getting around to uploading it today! I mentioned a couple other videos I was working on, which are out on my main channel:
– Positron V3.2 3D printer build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTIwNMhFvOU&t=7s
– Radxa X4 Intel SBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2atAHDOaIA&t=196s
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Contents:
00:00 – The patient
05:00 – Attempt 1 – Ubuntu 24.04
06:09 – Attempt 2 – Safe Graphics
09:33 – Attempt 3 – Ubuntu 20.04
11:44 – First boot
13:15 – Modern Ubuntu on a Core 2 Duo
15:51 – How do you right click?
17:03 – Setting a solid color background
18:06 – Slow but useful
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