[SOLVED] Help installing Linux Mint on a late-2012 Mac Mini!

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drquadriple
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[SOLVED] Help installing Linux Mint on a late-2012 Mac Mini!

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Hello everyone! I'm sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I just wanted to ask:

How can I get Linux Mint installed on my 2012 Mac-Mini? Around a month ago I decided to try Linux Mint on VIrtual Box and I loved it, so I decided I wanted to install it on actual hardware, I'm scared of messing something up, so I want some help. Again, I'm sorry if this question doesn't belong here, or bothers you...
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Re: Help installing Linux Mint on a late-2012 Mac Mini!

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Hi, and welcome to the forum. I suspect you will like LM.

I think quite a few people have installed LM on a Mac-Mini. How about you start with the normal procedure - live boot LM and install from there. If you expect special procedures are needed, perhaps they are listed in this tangentially related topic.
Install LM on Macbook Pro:
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Re: Help installing Linux Mint on a late-2012 Mac Mini!

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thank you so much!

even though i was scared i decided to do it anyways!
i now have it installed, and it works perfectly with no driver issues or stuff!


-sincerely a brand new linux mint user.
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Re: Help installing Linux Mint on a late-2012 Mac Mini!

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drquadriple wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:35 pmi now have it installed, and it works perfectly with no driver issues or stuff!
Glad to hear that. Please go to your first post in this thread, click the pencil icon, and add [SOLVED] to the title so others know you are no longer seeking help on this issue.
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Re: [SOLVED] Help installing Linux Mint on a late-2012 Mac Mini!

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Moderator note: John Marshall's questions can now be found here Questions about Linux Mint 21 on a late-2012 Mac Mini because new questions should be a new topic.

Locking this year old, solved topic.
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