Ubuntu on a MacBook actually works well. I have a old MacBook without OS X. I had Windows 10 on it but i didn't work, after trying Ubuntu it works nicely. Owns a macbook air my first question is why don't you prefer dual boot with Linux and OsX? Most of then firm ware will work with canonical distribution I have a virtual box for Ubuntu and it works fine with macbook air mountain lion.Air has a reco. System: Linux Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit Linux kernel: 4.6 Linux kernel options: wl Hardware: Macbook Air 2013-mid Matlab: 2016a Official Matlab docs about sounds in Linux: ALSA Audio Playback Related threads: No sound with HDA Intel PCH, Alsa problems with python2.7- Unable to open slave, Why ALSA lib is not working in Ubuntu?

With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:

  • Install or upgrade Ubuntu, even on a Mac
  • Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration
  • Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe
  • Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration

Creating a bootable USB stick is very simple, especially if you’re going to use the USB stick with a generic Windows or Linux PC. We’re going to cover the process in the next few steps.

Apple hardware considerations

Install Ubuntu Macbook Air

Air

There are a few additional considerations when booting the USB stick on Apple hardware. This is because Apple’s ‘Startup Manager’, summoned by holding the Option/alt (⌥) key when booting, won’t detect the USB stick without a specific partition table and layout. We’ll cover this in a later step.

Ubuntu 18 04 Macbook Air Keyboard Cover

Hi everyone [=
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on an old MacBook Pro 7,1 (Intel Core 2 Duo, 2010) and I don't have a Mac OS to return to (single boot [=). Wifi hardware was not detected and after a lot of work, I was able to install it, chasing down all the dependencies.
The two things I installed at first (along with dependencies, of course) were:
bcmwl-kernel-source
dkms
So now the Wifi hardware is there, but it doesn't see any networks. Today, trying to solve this problem, I also installed this
b43-fwcutter
My Broadcom is 4322 (pci.id is 14e4:432b)
I know a lot of people with Macs and Broadcoms have these problems, and I read through a lot of them. Still, I post this because I see that the problems and the solutions often turn out to be too specific in one way or another. Right now I don't remember everything I tried to fix this problem, but I guess the most important instructions (that led me to install those three things) are https://askubuntu.com/questions/5586...reless-drivers
I appreciate your time and attention, thank you [=
EDIT: let me add that if I press and hold alt/option while booting, I get to this pre booting screen where WiFi works normally.