On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 8:55 PM Terry Polzin
<foxec208(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro. It appears to be in
> decent
> condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been
> chewed by a
> pet, so it doesn't flame on.
>
> Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these? Just
> curious
> before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran
> the
> battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a
> new
> power adapter.
>
I don't know enough about Macs to know what type it is. But it's old
and
thick and has an Intel Core2Duo CPU. It only has 2GB ram so I put a
lightweight spin on it, LXDE I think. Works fine but the lack of a
right
mouse button is annoying and there were a few other quirks but
perfectly
usable. The ram could be upgraded to 4GB, which I would do if I was
going
to use it on any regular basis.
I'd recommend an SSD as well. My brother has a Macbook of around that
vintage (or even older) and it made a huge difference.
poc