What research have you done on your own for this? I don't mind helping however I spent about 5 seconds Googling linux on a 2012 mac mini and found what you're likely looking for...
Unless you've gotten the model year wrong, it appears that it's a 64-bit machine with 64-bit efi, so it should be able to boot/run literally any x86_64 linux distribution that exists today. On Sun, Apr 13, 2025, at 6:20 PM, Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Hello everyone. > > Ok, the subject pretty much states the problem. Now, I have been doing some > research on this and have discovered that this isn’t as apparently easy as it > would sound. The firmware in the device is an apple branded firmware, which > might need modification or complete replacement in order to install Linux. > > Much of the research points to several facts: > 1. You can install on bare hardware, but the chances of a crash are pretty > good > 2. May require setting up a custom boot loader > 3. Might require a base installation of OS X to maintain usability as an > apple device (no further updates possible as this device was end of life as > of November 2019. > > It’s a good machine with some usable parts (cpu, ram, SSD, etc) and I would > hate to have to toss a perfectly working piece of hardware in the dumpster > (thus contributing to the 2.2 Billion Metric tons of E-waste annually). > > The unfortunate problem I have is that some methods definitely require visual > assistance to carry off and not all distributions will work without some > heavy modifications and 3rd party device support (namely the wifi and the > graphics interfaces). > > I might need some visual assistance with this at some point (like during the > next plug meeting perhaps?). Anyway, let me know if anyone is willing to help. > > -Eric > From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Service request Dept. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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