Installing Linux on 2018 Mac Mini
I have the new late 2018 Mac Mini and want to use as an Ubuntu Server (why is not the question here). There is a plethora of contradicting posts on the Internet related to the T2 Chip, some saying its not possible and some say it is by disabling boot security and allowing external media, but I haven't managed to find anything conclusive based on facts.
I have so far tried a couple of of Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS with boot security switched off and external media allowed via USB stick. For all of them, I can boot the media and get the text based menu (not the one with purple/pink background and no option to "try Ubuntu") and when I select "Install Ubuntu", the screen basically goes black and nothing happens. I currently connect the Mini to my monitor with USB-C but have tried HDMI to my TV as well (my monitor has no HDMI) with same result
I would like to understand
Has someone actually managed to put Linux on a Late 2018 Mac Mini and proven that its possible ?
If this is a UEFI, driver or similar problem that can be resolved by tweaking the install media config files, or if it is due to hardware constraints in the Mac Mini hardware.
Any thoughts or comments welcome
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I have the new late 2018 Mac Mini and want to use as an Ubuntu Server (why is not the question here). There is a plethora of contradicting posts on the Internet related to the T2 Chip, some saying its not possible and some say it is by disabling boot security and allowing external media, but I haven't managed to find anything conclusive based on facts.
I have so far tried a couple of of Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS with boot security switched off and external media allowed via USB stick. For all of them, I can boot the media and get the text based menu (not the one with purple/pink background and no option to "try Ubuntu") and when I select "Install Ubuntu", the screen basically goes black and nothing happens. I currently connect the Mini to my monitor with USB-C but have tried HDMI to my TV as well (my monitor has no HDMI) with same result
I would like to understand
Has someone actually managed to put Linux on a Late 2018 Mac Mini and proven that its possible ?
If this is a UEFI, driver or similar problem that can be resolved by tweaking the install media config files, or if it is due to hardware constraints in the Mac Mini hardware.
Any thoughts or comments welcome
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I have the new late 2018 Mac Mini and want to use as an Ubuntu Server (why is not the question here). There is a plethora of contradicting posts on the Internet related to the T2 Chip, some saying its not possible and some say it is by disabling boot security and allowing external media, but I haven't managed to find anything conclusive based on facts.
I have so far tried a couple of of Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS with boot security switched off and external media allowed via USB stick. For all of them, I can boot the media and get the text based menu (not the one with purple/pink background and no option to "try Ubuntu") and when I select "Install Ubuntu", the screen basically goes black and nothing happens. I currently connect the Mini to my monitor with USB-C but have tried HDMI to my TV as well (my monitor has no HDMI) with same result
I would like to understand
Has someone actually managed to put Linux on a Late 2018 Mac Mini and proven that its possible ?
If this is a UEFI, driver or similar problem that can be resolved by tweaking the install media config files, or if it is due to hardware constraints in the Mac Mini hardware.
Any thoughts or comments welcome
linux ubuntu macintosh
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I have the new late 2018 Mac Mini and want to use as an Ubuntu Server (why is not the question here). There is a plethora of contradicting posts on the Internet related to the T2 Chip, some saying its not possible and some say it is by disabling boot security and allowing external media, but I haven't managed to find anything conclusive based on facts.
I have so far tried a couple of of Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS with boot security switched off and external media allowed via USB stick. For all of them, I can boot the media and get the text based menu (not the one with purple/pink background and no option to "try Ubuntu") and when I select "Install Ubuntu", the screen basically goes black and nothing happens. I currently connect the Mini to my monitor with USB-C but have tried HDMI to my TV as well (my monitor has no HDMI) with same result
I would like to understand
Has someone actually managed to put Linux on a Late 2018 Mac Mini and proven that its possible ?
If this is a UEFI, driver or similar problem that can be resolved by tweaking the install media config files, or if it is due to hardware constraints in the Mac Mini hardware.
Any thoughts or comments welcome
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