If your Mac still refuses to boot off your USB stick you may find it easier to boot and install off an Ubuntu DVD instead. See our How to burn a DVD on macOS for further details. Alternatively, if you feel confident using the macOS command line, see the community documentation on How to install Ubuntu on MacBook using USB Stick for a more. Format a USB Drive. The first part of the process is to format a USB drive such that it is bootable on.
With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:
- Install or upgrade Ubuntu, even on a Mac
- Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration
- Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe
- Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration
Creating a bootable USB stick is very simple, especially if you’re going to use the USB stick with a generic Windows or Linux PC. We’re going to cover the process in the next few steps.
Apple hardware considerations
There are a few additional considerations when booting the USB stick on Apple hardware. This is because Apple’s ‘Startup Manager’, summoned by holding the Option/alt (⌥) key when booting, won’t detect the USB stick without a specific partition table and layout. We’ll cover this in a later step.
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This page helps you to find the right documentation, when you want to install Ubuntu on a Mac mini.
Determine your hardware revision
To determine which version / generation of Macmini you have, you can ..
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 .. List of skyrim wives.
.. under Ubuntu, you can find out what model you have, by typing at the terminal:
A terminal is opened by going to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal.
Install Ubuntu Mac Mini 2012
It will tell you something like Macmini2,1 for example.
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MacBook Hardware Revisions and Ubuntu version-specific wikis
Now choose the link to the wiki of your hardware revision and the Ubuntu version you are looking for. Most stable mac os version. If you haven't decided yet, what version you like to install: We recommend to install the latest official Ubuntu version. If there is no such a wiki available, ask for help in the support forum!
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