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OS Recommendations for 2014 MacBook Pro (lemmy.ca)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16157561

My grandma just gave me her old MacBook Pro (MacBookPro11,1 A1502) and, after removing a spicy pillow, air dusting everything, and copying off her old photos, I'm ready to do a clean install.

I would like to dual-boot either Linux or BSD (which will be my main partition) alongside macOS (which will be handy for testing and for use with certain peripherals; either Mavericks, High Sierra, or Big Sur).

I am already well-versed in unix-like operating systems, so I'll only start having trouble if I try to use a source-based distro (e.g. Gentoo, Source Mage, LFS, etc.)

Can I have some recommendations for the Linux and the macOS version, please?

EDIT: For clarity, I do NOT want to use a source-based distro unless it would be particularly fast on this machine.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Mint-LMDE

Perfect for my 2013 air

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Agreed. I have a 2011 still kicking with LMDE 6.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I haven't used source-based distros, but I've installed Linux on a couple of older Macs. You will probably need to search for proper drivers for the Webcam and Wifi. Other than, you won't have any mayor problems.